SE TX Tropical Cyclone Climatology

Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Hawaii; Severe Weather in the Plains

A storm system is expected to bring strong winds, widespread heavy rainfall, and flooding concerns to the Hawaiian Islands through the weekend. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast from the Southern Plains to the Mid-Missouri Valley Thursday afternoon and evening. Large hail and strong winds are the primary threats. Read More >

NAME	CLASS / LANDFALL	DATE	DATA (kts/mbs)	AFFECTS
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. 2* / S of LCH	8/7/18	Pk. Wnd - 85 kt Pressure - 960mb	Fast moving; 25 mile wide destruction area; * - Hurrtrak data indicated a Category 2 status; NHC/TPC documents had peak at a Category 3
HURRICANE	Hurricane - Cat. 3 / W of GLS	8/17/15	Pk. Wnd - 105 kt Pressure - 953mb	275 dead; 120 mph winds in Galveston; $50 million damage; Was a Category 4 well offshore, but weakened to a Category 3 by landfall

NAME

CLASS /
LANDFALL

DATE

DATA
(kts/mbs)

AFFECTS

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. 2* /
S of LCH

8/7/18

Pk. Wnd - 85 kt
Pressure - 960mb

Fast moving; 25 mile wide destruction area; * - Hurrtrak data indicated a Category 2 status; NHC/TPC documents had peak at a Category 3

HURRICANE

Hurricane - Cat. 3 /
W of GLS

8/17/15

Pk. Wnd - 105 kt
Pressure - 953mb

275 dead; 120 mph winds in Galveston; $50 million damage; Was a Category 4 well offshore, but weakened to a Category 3 by landfall

Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Hawaii; Severe Weather in the Plains

SE TX Tropical Cyclone Climatology - 1910s

Upper Texas Coast Tropical Cyclones in the 1910s