SE TX Tropical Cyclone Climatology

Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring areas of heavy thunderstorms with risks for severe weather and excessive rainfall from Texas to Florida through this weekend. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

NAME	CLASS / LANDFALL	DATE	DATA (kts/mbs)	AFFECTS
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. 2 / E of Matagorda	6/17/88	Pk. Wnd - 85 kt Pressure - NA	Struck just outside of Matagorda Bay
T. STORM	Tropical Storm / W of Freeport	7/5/88	Pk. Wnd - 50 kt Pressure - NA	Struck Freeport area
T. STORM	Tropical Storm / Sabine Pass	6/14/86	Pk. Wnd - 50 kt Pressure - NA	50 mph winds at Galveston
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. 2 / W of Port O'Connor	8/20/86	Pk. Wnd - 85 kt Pressure - 984mb	Destroyed Indianola
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. 2 / S of LCH	10/12/86	Pk. Wnd - 85 kt Pressure - NA	150 killed; flooding up to 20 miles inland
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. NA / Remained offshore	9/20/85	Pk. Wnd - NA Pressure - NA	Produced 6" of rain in Galveston
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. NA / Corpus Christi	8/13/81	Pk. Wnd - NA Pressure - NA	Called a "violent hurricane"
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. NA / Matagorda	6/24/80	Pk. Wnd - NA kt Pressure - 984mb	Produced 5.2" of rain in Galveston

NAME

CLASS /
LANDFALL

DATE

DATA
(kts/mbs)

AFFECTS

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. 2 /
E of Matagorda

6/17/88

Pk. Wnd - 85 kt
Pressure - NA

Struck just outside of Matagorda Bay

T. STORM

Tropical Storm /
W of Freeport

7/5/88

Pk. Wnd - 50 kt
Pressure - NA

Struck Freeport area

T. STORM

Tropical Storm /
Sabine Pass

6/14/86

Pk. Wnd - 50 kt
Pressure - NA

50 mph winds at Galveston

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. 2 /
W of Port O'Connor

8/20/86

Pk. Wnd - 85 kt
Pressure - 984mb

Destroyed Indianola

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. 2 /
S of LCH

10/12/86

Pk. Wnd - 85 kt
Pressure - NA

150 killed; flooding up to 20 miles inland

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. NA /
Remained offshore

9/20/85

Pk. Wnd - NA
Pressure - NA

Produced 6" of rain in Galveston

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. NA /
Corpus Christi

8/13/81

Pk. Wnd - NA
Pressure - NA

Called a "violent hurricane"

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. NA /
Matagorda

6/24/80

Pk. Wnd - NA kt
Pressure - 984mb

Produced 5.2" of rain in Galveston

Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

SE TX Tropical Cyclone Climatology - 1880s

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