| NAME |
CLASS /
LANDFALL |
DATE |
DATA
(kts/mbs) |
AFFECTS |
| ABBY |
Tropical Storm /
Just E of Matagorda |
8/7/64 |
Pk. Wnd - 55 kt
Pressure - 1000mb |
Formed and made landfall within 24 hours |
| CINDY |
Hurricane - Cat. 1 /
Near High Island |
9/17/63 |
Pk. Wnd - 65 kt
Pressure - 997mb |
Dumped up to 23.5 inch rains in East Texas |
| CARLA |
Hurricane - Cat. 4 /
Just W of Port O'Connor |
9/11/61 |
Pk. Wnd - 125 kt
Pressure - 986mb |
175 mph gusts; 22' storm surge in Matagorda Bay; 46 dead; $408 million damage |
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