| NAME |
CLASS /
LANDFALL |
DATE |
DATA
(kts/mbs) |
AFFECTS |
| HURRICANE |
Hurricane - Cat. 3 /
Freeport |
7/21/09 |
Pk. Wnd - 95 kt
Pressure - 982mb |
Storm surge reached 10'; 41 killed in TX; Was a Category 4 well offshore, but weakened to a Category 3 while influencing
the upper Texas coast |
| HURRICANE |
Hurricane - Cat. 1 /
Aransas Pass |
6/26/02 |
Pk. Wnd - 80 kt
Pressure - NA |
Curved just offshore before landfall near Matagorda |
| T. STORM |
Tropical Storm /
Matagorda |
7/10/01 |
Pk. Wnd - 40 kt
Pressure - NA |
Crops damaged by wind and rain |
| HURRICANE |
Hurricane - Cat. 4 /
Galveston |
9/9/00 |
Pk. Wnd - 115 kt
Pressure - 964mb |
Greatest disaster in U.S.history; More than 8,000 killed mainly from storm surge; 20 foot tides |
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