Texas Hurricanes Since 1900 Key Deaths and Damages
A summary list of major Texas hurricane events from 1900 to 2000s notes death tolls and financial losses within Texas. Notable storms include Galveston, Ike, Allen, Beulah, Celia, Alicia, Audrey, and many others with varied winds, storm surges, and inland impacts across coastal counties and inland cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Claudette
Matagorda Bay
Victoria
Bret
Kenedy County
Laredo
Gilbert
Brownsville
San Antonio
del Rio
Alicia
Galveston-Houston
Allen
Lower Coast
Fern
Middle Coast
Celia
Corpus Christi
Beulah
Cana
Port O’connor
Port Lavaca
Audrey
Sabine Pass
Freeport Houston
Freeport
Port O'Connor
Galveston Bay
Houston
Matagorda
Texas City
Velasco
Galveston
U.S
The
Associated Press
Rating hurricanes on the Saffi Simpon scale
A brief explanation of the Saffi Simpson hurricane scale describes how wind speed estimates potential damage and flooding along the coast after a hurricane landfall. The text notes the scale rates hurricane intensity but truncates mid sentence.
Storm name list for 2004 Atlantic season
NOAA lists storm names for the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season from June to November. The alphabetic list includes Alex Bonnie Charley Danielle Earl Frances Gaston Igor Hermine Jeanne Karl Lisa Matthew Nicole Otto Paula Richard Shary Tomas Virginie Walter but Earl appears twice due to re-use policies in obscure sources.
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Alex Hermine Otto
Bonnie Ivan Paula Charley Jeanne Richard Danielle Ear
Lisa Tomas Frances Matthew Virginie Gaston Nicole Walter
Coastal communities risk rising hurricane tolls and luck
Coastal residents like Helen Wagenseller on Nettles Island face a narrow 4 1/2 mile sea wall as storms inch closer. Forecaster Bill Gray projects a 11 percent chance of a major US hurricane this season, with 14 storms and eight hurricanes. Despite this, development continues near vulnerable shores, including North Topsail Beach where cobra zone protections still allow new homes amid flood risk.
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Nettles Island
Fla
Helen Wagenseller
Wagenseller
Bruce
Paradise
Blaine Ellingson
West Palm Beach
Bill Gray
South
Florida
Gray
East Coast
Florida Peninsula
Gulf Coast
Florida Panhandle
Brownsville
Texas
North Topsail Beach
N.C
Atlantic hurricane season 2003 season at a glance
The 2003 season produced 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes. Notable events include Tropical Storm Ana, Tropical Storm Bill, Hurricane Claudette with $180 million in damage, Hurricane Fabian striking Bermuda, and Hurricane Isabel reaching Category 5 strength offshore before weakening and striking North Carolina. Source: National Hurricane Center and Colorado State.
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Ana
Bill
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Mississippi
Alabama
North Carolina
Atlantic
Claudette
Caribbean Sea
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Texas
Florida Panhandle
Danny
Erika
Brownsville
Fabian
Cape Verde Islands
Bermuda
Grace
Port O'Connor
Henn
Florda Peninsula
Isabel
Juan
Kate
Larry
Mindy
Nicholas
Also Mentioned on This Page
el Nifio
Tam
Charleston
Carla
United States
Agnes
Donna
Tase
Caribbean
AIS Consortium
Anal Weather Service
Climate Prediction Center
U.S. Global Change
Frangais Duckett - AF
Srnn
Mne
National Oceanic
Atnospheric Administration
Tom Betz
Oceanfront
Baytown Sun
Whit Snyder
James
Rebecca Cain
South Burnet Drive
Lakewood
Baytown
Maine
Ros
Aan
Aos
Aoe
Source
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Hurricane Center
Colorado State
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