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The names of all the major hurricanes that impacted Texas during the 1980s were later retired by the World Meteorological Organization. [4] In contrast to the 1980s, during the 1990s only one hurricane, Hurricane Bret, made landfall on the Texas coast. [5] In the next decade five hurricanes would make landfall on Texas. [1]
August 19, 2007 - Hurricane Dean passes close to Hispaniola as a Category 4 hurricane, bringing strong squalls to Hispaniola. In the Dominican Republic, they recorded little wind but heavy rainfall which flooded the streets of Santo Domingo. The agriculture sector was not impacted as bad as the agriculture in other countries.
The U.S. state of Texas has had many hurricanes affect it. It is the U.S. state with the second-most hurricanes affecting it, only behind Florida . [ 1 ] Storms affecting it go back to 1527.
The National Hurricane Center also warned of potential flooding there, and in Puerto ... Tropical storm warnings for Hispaniola and Texas as hurricane center watches 5 systems in Atlantic and Gulf ...
Less than one week after record-setting Hanna strengthened into a hurricane and crashed into the Texas coast, another budding tropical system was dubbed Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine by the ...
Here are the top 5 costliest hurricanes to hit Texas since 1851to 2010, according to data gathered by NOAA: Hurricane Ike (2008, Category 2): $29.52 billion Hurricane Rita (2005, Category 3): $12. ...
Rainfall exceeding 10 inches (250 mm) in some areas of Puerto Rico led to widespread agricultural damage, flooded homes and streets, and one fatality; losses were estimated at $750,000 (1979 USD). Despite its passage over Hispaniola and Cuba, impact in both regions is unknown. Claudette brought record-breaking rainfall to eastern Texas.
The outer bands of Hurricane Beryl — the earliest major hurricane on record — are on track to hit Texas Sunday morning. “This is a determined storm that is still strong,” Texas Lt. Gov ...