SE TX Tropical Cyclone Climatology

Multiple Days of Severe Weather from Thunderstorms and Wildfires

Active spring pattern across the center of the nation with several rounds of severe thunderstorms in the forecast through the weekend. The regions under the greatest threats are the southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions with dry fuels are aiding in wildfires across the western High Plains and the Southeast. Wind and some snow for northern Rockies. Read More >

NAME	CLASS / LANDFALL	DATE	DATA (kts/mbs)	AFFECTS
T. STORM	Tropical Storm / Bolivar Peninsula	9/28/98	Pk. Wnd - 40 kt Pressure - NA	Some showers, but little damage
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. 1 / SE of Lake Charles	9/13/97	Pk. Wnd - 65 kt Pressure - NA	Many homes in Port Arthur demolished; 13 deaths
T. STORM	Tropical Storm / Bolivar Peninsula	10/6/95	Pk. Wnd - 45 kt Pressure - NA	Little damage reported
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. 2 / W of Freeport	7/5/91	Pk. Wnd - 85 kt Pressure - NA	Winds estimated at 100 mph near the eye

NAME

CLASS /
LANDFALL

DATE

DATA
(kts/mbs)

AFFECTS

T. STORM

Tropical Storm /
Bolivar Peninsula

9/28/98

Pk. Wnd - 40 kt
Pressure - NA

Some showers, but little damage

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. 1 /
SE of Lake Charles

9/13/97

Pk. Wnd - 65 kt
Pressure - NA

Many homes in Port Arthur demolished; 13 deaths

T. STORM

Tropical Storm /
Bolivar Peninsula

10/6/95

Pk. Wnd - 45 kt
Pressure - NA

Little damage reported

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. 2 /
W of Freeport

7/5/91

Pk. Wnd - 85 kt
Pressure - NA

Winds estimated at 100 mph near the eye

Multiple Days of Severe Weather from Thunderstorms and Wildfires

SE TX Tropical Cyclone Climatology - 1890s

Upper Texas Coast Tropical Cyclones in the 1890s