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[19] [52] Storm surge from the storm measures 7 ft (2.1 m) in Trinity Bay. [47] As a result, beach erosion is reported on Padre Island. [53] Allison causes an estimated $400 million in Texas alone. [52] August 1, 1989 – Hurricane Chantal makes landfall as a minimal hurricane at High Island, Texas, causing two deaths from flash flooding. [1] [54]
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
The eye of the storm reached the coast at Matagorda Bay, which is about halfway between Corpus Christi and Galveston, the National Hurricane Center confirmed in an update at 5 a.m. ET.
The film captured the evacuation, storm surge and 17-foot (5.2 m) waves overtopping the sea wall preceding the hurricane's arrival; before and after footage of the historic Balinese Room nightclub that was destroyed in the storm; scenes on the street during 100 mph winds and lashing rain; and the devastation afterwards.
Hurricane Harvey was a devastating tropical cyclone that made landfall in Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record, [nb 1] inflicting $125 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from catastrophic rainfall-triggered flooding in Greater Houston and Southeast ...
However, a storm surge of 3-6 feet is likely to occur as far to the north as Galveston Bay, Texas and 1-3 feet can occur as far as the southeastern coast of Louisiana.
Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas on July 8, 2024, causing 44 [1] deaths due to strong winds and heavy rainfall knocking over trees and causing drownings. . Hurricane Beryl was also significant for causing over 2.7 million households and businesses near the Gulf Coast, primarily in the Houston metropolitan area, to suffer from prolonged power outages during high temperatures ...
At least 224 people have been rescued from homes and vehicles in Harris County, Texas, an official said Saturday night, with more rain expected over the weekend in the wake of strong storms and ...