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The storm made landfall late Monday just north of Port O'Connor, Texas. Early Tuesday, Beta was 35 miles (56 kilometers) north northwest of the city with maximum winds of 40 mph (64 kph), the U.S ...
Port O'Connor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calhoun County, Texas, United States, near the Gulf coastline between Galveston and Corpus Christi. The CDP had a population of 954 at the 2010 census .
1909 Port O’Connor is established. The St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway establishes a terminus at Port O’Connor. [17] 1920 Port Lavaca builds a seawall to protect itself against hurricanes. [3] 1931 Lavaca Bay causeway is constructed. [3] 1934-1935 Oil and natural gas discovered near Port Lavaca. [3] 1947 Alcoa opens a plant at ...
September 7, 2002 – Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall near Port O'Connor, where it causes heavy rainfall and $450,000 in damage. [93] Rainfall peaks at 18.49 in (470 mm) in Fowlerton. [19] Fay causes five tornadoes, one of which injures three people. Much of the impact takes place in Brazoria County, where over 2,300 homes are damaged. [94]
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Espiritu Santo Bay is a northeastern extension of San Antonio Bay in Calhoun County, Texas. It is separated from Matagorda Bay by a line of barrier islands that run south from Port O'Connor to Matagorda Island.
Dennis Port, Massachusetts —- You can get ocean views and beach access in Dennis Port as World War ll-era cottages line its shores. The city is located on Cape Cod and has a median home price of ...
Matagorda Bay (/ ˌ m æ t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə / ⓘ [2]) is a large Gulf of Mexico bay on the Texas coast, lying in Calhoun and Matagorda counties and located approximately 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Corpus Christi, 143 miles (230 km) east-southeast of San Antonio, 108 miles (174 km) south-southwest of Houston, and 167 miles (269 km) south-southeast of Austin.