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August 18, 1983 – Hurricane Alicia makes landfall near Galveston as a Category 3 hurricane. Alicia causes $2.6 billion in damage and 13 fatalities, along with an estimated 5,805 residential structures either heavily damaged or destroyed. [1] [20] In advance of Alicia, offshore drilling platforms are evacuated. [21]
A jellyfish was spotted swimming in a flooded yard in Galveston Island, Texas, on Tuesday, September 14, after Hurricane Nicholas made landfall on the Gulf Coast.Brad Thompson posted footage to ...
The highest tide reported was 18.5 feet (5.6 m) at Port Lavaca, with large wave heights including 12.6 feet (3.8 m) in Matagorda, 10.9 feet (3.3 m) in Port Aransas, 10.8 feet (3.3 m) in Freeport, 10.1 feet (3.1 m) in Texas City, and 10 feet (3.0 m) in Galveston and Sabine. Because the storm was a Category 4 hurricane at landfall, Carla produced ...
Vacuums sucked the water out of the seaside inn run by Nick Gaido’s family in Galveston since 1911 as power was still spotty nearly one week after a resurgent Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas.
Galveston County officials order the mandatory evacuation of coastal communities; the order is the first mandatory evacuation order in Texas in response to Hurricane Rita. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 16 ] : 12 The evacuation plan directs the evacuation of nursing homes and assisted living facilities at 6 a.m. on September 21 followed by evacuation of the ...
Jeff Reding 57, looks at damage to the Holiday Inn resort after Hurricane Beryl hit Galveston, Texas, on Monday. (Rich Matthews/Reuters) (REUTERS) People stand beneath a knocked-down metal ...
The New Orleans Weather Bureau office imposed a hurricane warning between Galveston, Texas and Vermilion Bay, Louisiana three hours later, and additionally replaced the earlier hurricane watch with a gale warning. After making landfall on the morning of 17 September, the hurricane warning for Cindy was discontinued, though flood warnings and ...
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