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Although 53 people on Galveston Island lost their lives in the 1915 storm, this was a great reduction from the thousands who died in 1900. [144] Other powerful tropical cyclones would test the effectiveness of the seawall, including Hurricane Carla in 1961, Hurricane Alicia in 1983, and Hurricane Ike in 2008.
The fifth storm was another Category 1 hurricane that grazed Galveston. [46] The third storm of the 1936 season caused severe crop damage was reported in San Patricio and Nueces Counties. In all, the hurricane caused $550,000 (1936 USD) in damage, primarily to oil refinery property, though no deaths or injuries were reported.
Hurricane-force winds and storm surge inundated portions of southern Louisiana, though no significant damage or fatalities were reported. [13] In Texas, strong winds were reported in the Galveston area, reaching 120 mph (190 km/h). [14] Storm surge cresting between 8 and 15 ft (2.4 and 4.6 m) inundated the entirety of Galveston Island. [15]
Within 30 minutes, local amounts of 50 mm (2.0 in) had fallen near Laporte and Livermore, with 50 mm (2.0 in) more falling near Loveland before the storm weakened around 8 pm. South of Fort Collins, new thunderstorm development began around 10 pm, which spread north through the city, dumping another 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain before dissipating ...
Isaac Cline as a young man. Isaac Monroe Cline (October 13, 1861 – August 3, 1955) was the chief meteorologist at the Galveston, Texas, office of the U.S. Weather Bureau, now known as the National Weather Service, from 1889 to 1901.
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Meanwhile, this anticyclonic #tornado southeast of Loveland, Oklahoma has been ongoing for 20+ minutes with a VROT near 70 knots - certainly one of the most impressive anticyclonic tornadoes in ...
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