Texas Gulf Coast
Hurricanes since 1950
By The Associated Press
| Oct. 15, 1989 |
Jerry, Galveston: 3
dead, $8.25 million damage, 100 mph winds. |
| Aug. 1, 1989 |
Chantal, Harris,
Galveston, Brazoria Counties: 3 dead, $1.7 million damage, heavy rains and 80 mph winds |
| June 26, 1986 |
Bonnie, south of
Port Arthur: 3 dead, $1.7 million damage, winds 85 mph |
| Aug. 28, 1983 |
Barry, south of
Brownsville: center moved inland over northern Mexico |
| Aug. 18, 1983 |
Alicia,
Galveston-Houston: 21 dead, $1.2 billion est. damage. |
| Aug. 9, 1980 |
Allen, lower coast:
extreme intensity, 2 dead, $55 million damage, winds 185 mph. |
| Sept. 3-12, 1971 |
Fern, middle coast:
2 dead, $30.2 million damage. |
| Aug. 3, 1970 |
Celia, Corpus
Christi: extreme intensity, 11 dead, $50 million damage, wind gusts to 160 mph. |
| Sept. 18-23, 1967 |
Beulah, Brownsville:
extreme intensity, 13 dead, $150 million damage. |
| Sept. 16-20, 1963 |
Cindy, Port Arthur:
no deaths, $11.6 million damage, 24 inches of rain in Jefferson, Orange and Newton
counties. |
| Sept. 11-13, 1961 |
Carla, Port
O'Connor: extreme intensity, 34 dead, $300 million damage, wind gusts estimated at 175
mph, storm tide 18.5 feet at Port Lavaca. |
| July 22-27, 1959 |
Debra, Galveston: $6
million damage. |
| June 27, 1957 |
Audrey, Sabine Pass:
10 dead, $8 million damage. |
| June 26-28, 1954 |
Alice, Rio Grande
Valley: storm struck Mexico but heavy rainfall in Southwest Texas caused severe flooding
on middle Rio Grande. |
10:41 AM 5/29/1996 Original
Source - Houston Chronicle
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