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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]
September 9, 1900 – The 1900 Galveston hurricane makes landfall on the southern end of Galveston Island as a Category 4 hurricane. [1] The storm kills an estimated 6,000–12,000 people, [ 2 ] making it the deadliest natural disaster in United States history; [ 3 ] much of the damage occurs in the port city of Galveston , which is largely ...
Starting in 1955, hurricanes that caused substantial damage to any country could have their name retired from the list of names for the Atlantic basin. Hurricane Audrey, the most destructive Texas hurricane during the 1950s, was the first hurricane to impact Texas to have its name retired. While the 1960s only featured six tropical cyclones ...
August 1, 1989 – Hurricane Chantal makes landfall as a minimal hurricane at High Island, Texas, causing two deaths from flash flooding. [ 1 ] [ 54 ] Early-October 1989 – Hurricane Raymond from the East Pacific causes rainfall in northern Texas, peaking at 2.80 in (71 mm) in Yorktown .
Photos and videos show the moment Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, as Category 1 storm. ... if not all of Galveston Island TX. I happened to be recording the moment it went out ...
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The 1900 Storm Memorial is a bronze sculpture by David Moore (1921–2001), [1] installed along the Galveston Seawall in Galveston, Texas. [2] It was installed in 2000 [3] and commemorates victims of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. [4]
Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall and caused massive flooding around Mexico and Texas. Here's how it looked in photos. ... hurricane season is expected to have above-normal activity due to a ...