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| NAME | CLASS / LANDFALL  | 
			DATE | DATA (kts/mbs)  | 
			AFFECTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HURRICANE | Hurricane - Cat. 1 /  SW LA  | 
			8/14/38 | Pk. Wnd - 65 kt Pressure - NA  | 
			High tides only effect along upper TX coast | 
| T. STORM | Tropical Storm /  Freeport  | 
			10/17/38 | Pk. Wnd - 35 kt Pressure - 1006mb  | 
			Only produced squally weather | 
| HURRICANE | Hurricane - Cat. 1* /  Aransas Pass  | 
			7/25/34 | Pk. Wnd - 60 kt Pressure - 998mb  | 
			19 deaths and many injuries; * - Hurrtrak data indicated a Category 1 status; NHC/TPC documents had peak at a Category 2 | 
| HURRICANE | Hurricane - Cat. 1 /  Remained offshore parallel to GLS coast  | 
			8/27/34 | Pk. Wnd - 70 kt Pressure - NA  | 
			Only impact on TX coast was high tides and small amounts of rain | 
| T. STORM | Tropical Storm /  Just E of Matagorda  | 
			7/23/33 | Pk. Wnd - 40 kt Pressure - NA  | 
			Great rain producer; averaged 12.5" over 25,000 sq. mile area | 
| HURRICANE | Hurricane - Cat. 4 /  Central GLS Island  | 
			8/14/32 | Pk. Wnd - 125 kt Pressure - 925mb  | 
			40 killed; $7.5 million damage | 
                        
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