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Hurricane Celia was the costliest tropical cyclone in Texas history until Hurricane Alicia in 1983. The third named storm , second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1970 Atlantic hurricane season , Celia developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on July 31.
Hurricane Betsy was the first hurricane to have damages exceeding US$1 billion. In 1960, four rotating lists of names were developed to avoid creating new lists each year, while the practice of retiring any particularly damaging storm names for 10 years continued, with 11 names deemed significant enough to be retired during the decade.
Tropical Storm Celia (1962), did not affect land; Hurricane Celia (1966), struck the Bahamas; Hurricane Celia (1970), Category 4 hurricane that made landfall in western Pinar del Río Province, Cuba and at Corpus Christi, Texas; caused 28 deaths and $930 million (1970 USD) in damage; The name was retired in the Atlantic basin following the 1970 ...
Hurricane Celia (1970, Category 3): $930 million. Hurricane strikes on the continental U.S. coastline between 1950 and 2021. Track the latest hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.
Here's a list of the retired names according to the National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center. 1954: Carol and Hazel 1955: Connie, Diane, Ione and Janet
Deadly. Costly. Catastrophic. These are the main criteria the World Meteorological Organization uses to decide if a name, like Ian, gets retired.
Satellite image of Hurricane Celia. August 3, 1970 – Hurricane Celia of 1970 made landfall as a category 4 in Texas near Port Aransas. Celia killed 20 due to extreme gusts, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. The storm produced microbursts, which are rare in a tropical cyclone. The windbursts caused heavy damage across the city.
Celia, Katrina and Harvey — these names are well known for people along the Gulf Coast. Before 1953, tropical storms and hurricanes were tracked by year and the order in which they occurred ...