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The Great Galveston hurricane made landfall on September 8, 1900, near Galveston, Texas. It had estimated winds of 140 mph (225 km/h) at landfall, making the cyclone a Category 4 storm on the modern day Saffir–Simpson scale. [5]
The season with the most storms to affect the state was the 1933 Atlantic hurricane season, when five storms affected Texas. Major storms during this period include the 1900 and 1915 Galveston hurricanes , the former which killed 8,000 to 12,000 people.
September 13, 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall at Galveston as a large Category 2 hurricane. Its large size contributes to a storm surge that is as high as 20 ft (6.1 m), [122] which inundates many of the barrier islands off the Texas coast.
Learn when hurricane season is in Texas and steps to prevent home damage. ... Then, in 1900, the Great Galveston Hurricane devastated the Galveston Bay Area. The deadliest natural disaster in U.S ...
Hurricane-force winds and storm surge inundated portions of southern Louisiana, though no significant damage or fatalities were reported. [13] In Texas, strong winds were reported in the Galveston area, reaching 120 mph (190 km/h). [14] Storm surge cresting between 8 and 15 ft (2.4 and 4.6 m) inundated the entirety of Galveston Island. [15]
The 1915 Galveston hurricane made landfall near San Luis Pass, Texas, along the end of West Bay, 26 mi (42 km) southwest of Galveston, [7] at 2 a.m. (07:00 UTC) on August 17. [1] Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 130 mph (210 km/h), making the storm a low-end Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale . [ 52 ]
Vacuums sucked the water out of the seaside inn run by Nick Gaido’s family in Galveston since 1911 as power was still spotty nearly one week after a resurgent Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas.
A jellyfish was spotted swimming in a flooded yard in Galveston Island, Texas, on Tuesday, September 14, after Hurricane Nicholas made landfall on the Gulf Coast.Brad Thompson posted footage to ...