SE TX Tropical Cyclone Climatology

Severe Weather Across the Southeast; Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth for the West

Severe thunderstorms will continue today across portions of the Southeast as this system tracks offshore. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions will increase fire weather concerns for areas of central Florida today; The threat shifts into portions of the northern Plains on Friday. Record warmth will spread for the southern Plains, Southwest, central Great Basin and interior California next week. Read More >

NAME	CLASS / LANDFALL	DATE	DATA (kts/mbs)	AFFECTS
DEBRA	Hurricane - Cat. 1 / Just E of Freeport	7/24/59	Pk. Wnd - 75 kt Pressure - 984mb	Maintained hurricane winds 100 miles inland
AUDREY	Hurricane - Cat. 4 / Just E of Sabine Pass	6/27/57	Pk. Wnd - 125 kt Pressure - 946mb	One of strongest and deadliest June hurricanes ever; 390 dead; $150 million damage
BERTHA	Tropical Storm / Just E of Sabine Pass	8/9/57	Pk. Wnd - 60 kt Pressure - 998mb	Heavy rains over 12 inches caused flooding

NAME

CLASS /
LANDFALL

DATE

DATA
(kts/mbs)

AFFECTS

DEBRA

Hurricane - Cat. 1 /
Just E of Freeport

7/24/59

Pk. Wnd - 75 kt
Pressure - 984mb

Maintained hurricane winds 100 miles inland

AUDREY

Hurricane - Cat. 4 /
Just E of Sabine Pass

6/27/57

Pk. Wnd - 125 kt
Pressure - 946mb

One of strongest and deadliest June hurricanes ever; 390 dead; $150 million damage

BERTHA

Tropical Storm /
Just E of Sabine Pass

8/9/57

Pk. Wnd - 60 kt
Pressure - 998mb

Heavy rains over 12 inches caused flooding

Severe Weather Across the Southeast; Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth for the West

SE TX Tropical Cyclone Climatology - 1950s

Upper Texas Coast Tropical Cyclones in the 1950s