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Increased tides also occurred in Texas, peaking at 4.05 ft (1.2 m) at San Luis Pass. [42] Storm surge in Galveston reached a height of 4 ft (1.2 m), marking the city's seventh-highest water level on record. [43] Flooding due to Alberto in Fulton, Texas. Alberto brought significant rainfall to the Galveston area
A rip current statement is a warning statement issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there is a high threat of rip currents due to weather and ocean conditions. [ 1 ] The statement usually contains some detail about when and roughly where the rip currents are most likely to be forming.
One person died in Galveston as a result of rip currents produced by the storm. The effect of power outages on night-time lighting in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl July 8, 2024 – Hurricane Beryl makes landfall near Matagorda as a Category 1 hurricane during the early morning hours with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). [ 182 ]
The morning high tide (on 2008-09-13), adding 2.3 ft (0.70 m), occurred at 4:14 am CDT at the Galveston Bay entrance. [28] The total eastern storm tide was then nearly 16 ft (4.9 m) by landfall at 2:10 am, with higher waves on top.
The approximate lunitidal interval can be calculated if the moonrise, moonset, and high tide times are known for a location. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Moon reaches its highest point when it is southernmost in the sky. Lunar data are available from printed or online tables. Tide tables forecast the time of the next high water.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA / ˈ n oʊ. ə / NOH-ə) is an American scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
High tides caused beach erosion and flooding in Texas, [43] especially near Galveston. [44] The highest tides, 4 ft (1.2 m), crested at Port Aransas. [43] Water lapped at the foot of the dunes on Mustang Island, and 3-to-5-foot (0.91 to 1.52 m) waves hit the beaches. [28] As the storm stayed at sea, other effects in Texas were negligible. [43 ...
Tropical Storm Imelda was a tropical cyclone which was the fourth-wettest storm on record in the U.S. state of Texas, causing devastating and record-breaking floods in southeast Texas. The eleventh tropical cyclone and ninth named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season , Imelda formed out of an upper-level low that developed in the Gulf of ...