NAME | CLASS / LANDFALL |
DATE | DATA (kts/mbs) |
AFFECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
IKE | Hurricane - Cat.2/ Galveston Island |
9/13/08 | Pk. Wind - 95 kt Pressure - 950 mb |
Destructive storm surge along the Bolivar Peninsula and across portions of Galveston Bay. Wind damage across a large part of southeast Texas. |
EDOUARD | Tropical Storm / Just east of High Island in McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge |
8/5/08 | Pk. Wind - 55 kt Pressure - 996 mb |
Minimal damage from flooding across portions of Chambers County and the Gilchrist area (Bolivar Peninsula). |
HUMBERTO | Hurricane - Cat.1/ Just east of High Island in McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge |
9/13/07 | Pk. Wnd - 80 kt Pressure - 985 mb |
Wind damage to homes and businesses in and around the High Island area; Rainfall totals >14 inches in SE Chambers County. |
ERIN | Tropical Storm / San Jose Island (just north of Port Aransas) |
8/16/07 | Pk. Wnd - 35 kt Pressure - 1003 mb |
Three fatalities (from inland flooding); Significant flooding in and around the Houston area resulted in a disaster declaration. |
RITA | Hurricane - Cat. 3/ Between Sabine Pass and Johnson's Bayou (just east of the Texas/Louisiana border) |
9/24/05 | Pk. Wnd - 105 kt Pressure - 937 mb |
Massive evacuation ahead of landfalll; minimal damage mainly due to sustained tropical storm force winds; Lake Livingston Dam damaged due to high water and wave action. |
BILL | Tropical Storm / Southeast Louisiana |
6/30/03 | Pk. Wnd - 52 kt Pressure - 997 mb |
Not plotted due to landfall location criteria |
CLAUDETTE | Hurricane - Cat. 1/ Port O'Connor |
7/15/03 | Pk. Wnd - 78 kt Pressure - 981 mb |
Major beach erosion High Island to Freeport; one tornado; over 1700 homes/businesses damaged or destroyed |
GRACE | Tropical Storm / between Port O'Connor and Freeport |
8/31/03 | Pk. Wnd - 35 kt Pressure - 1007 mb |
Produced flooding rains of 6 to 15 inches |
FAY | Tropical Storm / Palacios |
9/06/02 | Pk. Wnd - 50 kt Pressure - 998 mb |
10 to 20 inches of rain; five tornadoes |
LILI | Hurricane / South Central Louisiana |
10/03/02 | Pk. Wnd - 80 kt Pressure - 963 mb |
Not plotted due to landfall location criteria |
ALLISON | Tropical Storm / Port Aransas |
6/06/01 | Pk. Wnd - 60 kt Pressure - 1000mb |
Beach erosion (tides 2 to 3 feet above normal); 2 to 4 inches of rain inland, 4 to 6 along the coast |