| NAME |
CLASS /
LANDFALL |
DATE |
DATA
(kts/mbs) |
AFFECTS |
| CLAUDETTE |
Tropical Storm /
Near Beaumont |
7/24/79 |
Pk. Wnd - 45 kt
Pressure - 1000mb |
Flooding rains of 30 to 40 inches, damage at $3/4 billion |
| ELENA |
Tropical Storm /
N of Matagorda Bay |
9/1/79 |
Pk. Wnd - 35 kt
Pressure - 1008mb |
Gusty winds, torrential rain; 2 deaths |
| DEBRA |
Tropical Storm /
Near Jamaica Beach |
8/28/78 |
Pk. Wnd - 75 kt
Pressure - 983mb |
7 foot tides, 2 to 5 inch rains, 6 weak tornadoes |
| DELIA |
Tropical Storm /
Landfall twice near Freeport |
9/4/73 |
Pk. Wnd - 60 kt
Pressure - 986mb |
5 deaths, $18 billion damage (mainly crops) |
| FERN |
Hurricane - Cat. 1 /
Paralleled Matagorda Bay as it moved SW; Landfall near CRP |
9/10/71 |
Pk. Wnd - 60 kt
Pressure - 979mb |
6' tide, heavy rains, and six fires caused by lightning in Galveston |
| EDITH |
Hurricane - Cat. 2 /
Remained offshore as it moved up the TX coast; Landfall E of Sabine River |
9/16/71 |
Pk. Wnd - 85 kt
Pressure - 977mb |
Weaker left side of storm had little effect |
| FELICE |
Tropical Storm /
north of Galveston |
9/15/70 |
Pk. Wnd - 60 kt
Pressure - 997mb |
3.9' tide, 6" rains in GLS; damage insignificant |
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