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The following are some hurricanes
and tropical storms that have affected North Texas since 1871.
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A tropical storm made landfall on the lower Texas coast, and moved
north through the central part of Texas. This storm may account for
some high monthly precipitation totals, such as ten inches for some
places. (1)
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The sixth hurricane of the season made landfall near Brownsville, and
moved up through Texas, possibly causing the almost four and a half
inches of rain in Palestine on the 24th of the month. (2)
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June 16-18, 1888 :
A hurricane that made landfall on the middle Texas coast at Matagorda
dissipated near Palestine on the 18th of the month. This
might have caused some of the almost six inches of rain in Palestine.
(3)
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September 1897 :
The second hurricane of the season makes landfall near Galveston and
causes 13 deaths. The remnants brought two to three inches of rain to
Forestburg, Temple, Weatherford and Hewitt. (4)
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September 9-10, 1900 :
The first hurricane of the season, the infamous Galveston hurricane,
brings its remnants into North Texas. Fort Worth recorded wind gusts
up to 52 miles per hour. Widespread one to three inch rains occurred,
with Hearne, Dublin and Temple recording four inches. (5)
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August 17-19, 1915 :
A hurricane that hit Galveston dumped four to eight inches of rain
over the north and east sections of North Texas. Fifty to sixty mile
per hour winds, uprooted trees, signs blowing down, and windows
breaking where reported at DFW. (6)
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June 21-25, 1921 :
The remnants of a hurricane that came ashore at Matagorda Bay, brought
three to seven inches of rain to the eastern half of North Texas. (7)
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September 8-10, 1921 :
A weak hurricane moved onshore near Tampico, Mexico, and mixed with a
weak cold front, over south central Texas, bringing a United States
record of 36.4 inches of rain in 18 hours to Thrall. The floods killed
215 people and caused 19 million dollars in damage over central Texas.
About six tornadoes occurred. (8)
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July 25, 1934 :
A tropical disturbance moved inland along the middle Texas coast
bringing beneficial rain to south and southeast Texas. Tornadoes
caused building damage at Wortham. Moderate hail occurred in Marlin
and damage from straight-line winds occurred in Kemp in Kaufman
county. (9)
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September 14-18, 1936 :
A tropical disturbance moved inland over the lower Texas coast, and
the remnants brought heavy rain to western and southwestern sections
of North Texas. There was five to ten inches of rain and extensive
flooding. The flooding of the Concho River damaged or destroyed
highways, bridges and 300 buildings. (10)
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August 1940 :
As a result of the second hurricane of the season coming ashore near
the Texas-Louisiana border, temperatures moderated over North Texas.
(11)
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August 1942 :
As a result of a hurricane coming onshore along the middle Texas
coast, Meachem received two inches of rain. However, Dallas only got a
quarter of an inch. (12)
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August 26-27, 1947 :
The third hurricane of the season moved inland near Galveston and
brought over nine inches of rain at Dallas, with six inches falling in
a span of three hours. Fort Worth only saw four inches. No flooding
was reported, but there was a sharp rise in the water level of the
river. (13)
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July 26, 1959 :
The remnants of Hurricane Debra, after coming ashore on the Upper
Texas Coast, moved through Tyler and Paris, but had little impact on
the DFW area. (14)
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A tropical low, formerly a tropical storm that had made landfall along
the Upper Texas Coast, brought heavy
rainfall to east Texas. There was locally an inch or less, but the
clouds and rain brought mild temperatures. (15)
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September 11-13, 1961 :
The remnants of Hurricane Carla, which made landfall near Port
O'Connor, moved across North Texas, bringing an east wind of about
30-40 miles per hour with gusts to 65 miles per hour. A new low
barometric record was set at Carter Field of 28.94 inches. Three to
five inches of rain fell, but was very beneficial. However, a total of
about 408 million dollars in damage occurred in Texas with Carla, with
the most damage occurring in the coastal areas. (16)
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June 23-24, 1968:
Thunderstorms brought widespread one to two inch rains to the area,
possibly being the remnants of Tropical Storm Candy, which made
landfall near Port Aransas. In the evening, a tornado was blamed for
damaging roofs and trees in Brock. (17)
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Delia, which made landfall on the Upper
Texas Coast, caused widespread two to three inch rains. Some Denton
and Collin county locations received four to six inches of rain. (19)
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Amelia, which came ashore along the
lower Texas coast, brought torrential rain(20-30 inches) to parts of
the Hill Country and the Albany area. A total of 29 inches of rain
fell at Albany in only 24 hours, which is the largest amount ever
recorded in a day at an official Texas station. Tremendous flash
flooding occurred and 33 deaths resulted. (20)
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Hurricanes and
Tropical Storms that have Affected North Texas Since 1874
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Hurricane Allen moved inland across southern Padre Island, bringing
heavy rain and flooding to south Texas. Tornadoes occurred in Austin,
and did much damage. In DFW, high cloudiness, brought maximum
temperatures in the 90's, providing limited relief from a summer heat
wave that saw 69 100-degree days. (21)
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October 12-13, 1981 :
The remnants of Pacific Hurricane Norma came across central Texas.
Torrential rain fell and a few weak tornadoes were spawned. In Tarrant
County, five people drowned. Ten to thirteen inches of rain fell between
Denton and Bridgeport. One to three inches fell over Johnson and Ellis
counties. Also, ten to twenty inches fell from Abilene to Gainesville.
High winds damaged buildings and trees near DFW. Total damage was around
50 million dollars.
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August 18-19, 1983:
The remnants of Hurricane Alicia, which came ashore along the middle to
Upper Texas Coast, moved through North Texas, with widespread two to
three and a half inch rains and localized flooding. One boy drowned, and
a roof of a gym collapsed. Trees and power lines were downed and a
highway sign blew over, killing a truck driver. DFW only recorded wind
gusts up to 45 miles per hour. (22)
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The remnants of Pacific Hurricane Tico brought torrential rains of eight
to fifteen inches over west Texas, and southwest and central Oklahoma.
The outskirts of the system produced less than an inch of rain over most
of the local area.
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After coming ashore along the Upper Texas Coast, the remnants of
Hurricane Chantal moved through North Central Texas. Heavy rain and
flooding occurred in Eastland, Erath and Stephens counties. Burleson
recorded the most rainfall total of two and three quarters inches. (23)
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Arlene, which came ashore along the lower
Texas coast, brought 10-16 inches of rain, widespread flooding, and
damage to east Texas. Damage amounted to around three to five million
dollars and one death. (24)
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Dean, after making landfall along the
middle to Upper Texas Coast, brought heavy rain to Hood and Somervell
counties. Six to ten inches of rain fell between Glen Rose and Lipan,
and street flooding occurred in Arlington. An F0 tornado damaged a home
and destroyed outbuildings. Street flooding also occurred in Dallas,
Fort Worth and Burleson. (25)
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The combination of a weak cold front and the moisture from Hurricane
Dolly brought two to four inches of widespread rain over the local area.
Cleburne received 5.4 inches. In Parker and Johnson counties, roads were
flooded. Over the five day span, street flooding occurred in many other
cities as well, including Decatur, Weatherford, Azle, Dallas, Fort Worth
and Euless. (26)
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The remnants of Pacific Hurricane Fausto brought two to three inches of
rain over Wise and northwest Parker counties.
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After dumping as much as 17 inches of rain near Matagorda Bay, Tropical
Storm Frances brought heavy rain to Central Texas.
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Although a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Rita made
landfall as a Category 3 storm just east of the Texas-Louisiana border
during the early morning hours of September 23, 2005. Rainfall was scant
in North Texas, but wind gusts reached 40 to 50 mph in the Dallas/Fort
Worth Metroplex on September 24. Gusts were near 60 mph east of Dallas.
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Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall on the Upper Texas Coast on August
5. During the early morning hours of August 6, the remnants were
centered near Comanche, Hamilton, and Goldthwaite where as much as 8 to
10 inches of rain fell.
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Hurricane Ike devastated the Upper Texas Coast, making landfall at
Galveston during the early morning hours of September 13. As the center
of the storm passed through Anderson County, sustained winds of 50 mph
rapidly diminished to near-calm. Ike's winds blew down numerous trees
and caused power outages throughout East Texas. A
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