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Damage on the coast close to where Alice made landfall remained minimal. [2] However, the resulting flood caused by the remnants of Alice were considered a 1 in 2000 year event. [3] The storm caused high rainfall totals, peaking at 24 inches (610 mm) northwest of Del Rio. [4] A bridge on the Pecos River collapsed due to the heavy rains. [5]
Between 1954 and 1959, eight names were deemed significant enough to be retired for 10 years due to their impact before being permanently retired after 1969. There were no names retired for the 1956, 1958, and 1959 seasons. [8] [14] [15] Collectively, these storms resulted in at least 2947 fatalities and over $2.04 billion in damage.
In 1932, the 1932 Freeport hurricane formed August 11 in the southern Gulf of Mexico near the Yucatán Peninsula and slammed into the upper Texas coast near Freeport, Texas as a very compact Category 4 hurricane two days later. As the storm moved over the Gulf of Mexico, it intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 4 with winds estimated at ...
Since 1954, 96 tropical storm names have been retired in the Atlantic, which occurs when storms reach a certain threshold and are conside When it comes to retired hurricane names, one letter ...
One person is killed due to rains associated with Danielle. [9] [10] Mid-November 1980 – Hurricane Jeanne over the Western Gulf of Mexico causes tides to rise up to 4 ft (1.2 m) above average along the Texas coast. Coastal flooding also occurs, with the worst being near Galveston. Minimal damage is reported. [11] [12]
The system moved generally northeast due to the presence of a strong low pressure area along the East Coast of the United States. [ 4 ] [ 54 ] Later that day, Hurricane Hunters observed a rapidly intensifying hurricane, encountering winds of 110 mph (180 km/h) and a pressure of 984 mbar (29.1 inHg) several hours before the peak intensity.
Hurricane Idalia was the eighth major hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast in the last six years. After 8 major hurricanes in 6 years, some Gulf Coast communities are hitting a ‘tipping point’ Skip ...
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.