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Hurricane carla houston texas6/22/2023 ![]() Deaths 68 in Texas but none in this area mostly areas to north due to heavy rainfall and flooding. Port Aransas just north 93mph gust to 124mph, Rockport gust to 108mph,Port Aransas Sentinel gust to 130mph. Corpus Christi Naval Air Station recorded 986mb with gust to 87mph. caused heavy damage to small towns to north. Best track data | Satellite at landfall | NHC tide reportĢ017 August 25th/26th Hurricane Harvey hits just north of city by 23 miles with 130mph winds while moving N.W. NHC Walletġ970 Aug 3rd 140mph 944mb (reanalysis)from the ESE hurricane Celia hitsĪs area has gusts to 161mph kills 1,1injures 466 causes 1.8 billion dollarsĭamage (in 1998 figures) total devestation.65,000 Famalies suffered loses in Texas,8,950 homes destroyed,13,850 severly damaged,41,800 minor damage. Hit Mapġ913 from the S.E June 27th cat 1 75mph from the ESEġ919 85mph from the east on september 14th a 16 ft storm surge killsĢ84 press 28.65, 900 homes destroyed.488 missing at sea off the Florida coastġ945 Aug 26th 130mph while moving by to the north just offshore a 4ft storm surgeġ961 Hurricane Carla comes in just north of here by 50 miles with 145mph winds(hurdat) on Sept 11th. Hit mapġ886 aug 20th a hurricane from the ESE with 150mph winds passes just north. Not mean the area will be affected by that yearĢ020 July 25th, Hurricane Hanna comes in from the east just south by 60 miles with 90mph winds.ġ875 a hurricane hits with 115mph winds just north sept 16th 150 killed in texas. This is just a statistical average & does Statistically when this area should be affected (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) ![]() ![]() Less than two years after Hurricane Alicia’s landfall, Clem Hausmann drove around the Brownwood subdivision, capturing in video the neighborhood’s demise.Corpus Christi,Texas Hurricanes Corpus Christi,Texas history with tropical Yet, underneath that nature center façade, visitors can still find artifacts and the foundations of the homes that once stood there. ![]() Against the residents’ wishes, city officials bought the land and created the Baytown Nature Center. Ultimately, Hurricane Alicia’s arrival in 1983 delivered the final deathblow, forcing residents to concede their battle against nature. This changed with Hurricane Carla’s arrival in 1961 when city officials and Brownwood residents had to confront the silent enemy destroying the neighborhood–subsidence, that is the sinking of land. As visitors walk down old roads, they have access to some of the same views that attracted former residents, such as the San Jacinto Monument.įor most of the twentieth century, Brownwood was one of Baytown’s most desirable neighborhoods, sitting on a peninsula surrounded by Burnet, Crystal, and Scott Bays. ![]()
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