SE TX Tropical Cyclone Climatology

Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Thunderstorms in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic

Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Southern Plains and Southeast today due to gusty winds and low humidity. Widely scattered strong to severe storms may impact southern Texas through the Southeast and the central Appalachians and southern Mid-Atlantic. Read More >

NAME	CLASS / LANDFALL	DATE	DATA (kts/mbs)	AFFECTS
CLAUDETTE	Tropical Storm / Near Beaumont	7/24/79	Pk. Wnd - 45 kt Pressure - 1000mb	Flooding rains of 30 to 40 inches, damage at $3/4 billion
ELENA	Tropical Storm / N of Matagorda Bay	9/1/79	Pk. Wnd - 35 kt Pressure - 1008mb	Gusty winds, torrential rain; 2 deaths
DEBRA	Tropical Storm / Near Jamaica Beach	8/28/78	Pk. Wnd - 75 kt Pressure - 983mb	7 foot tides, 2 to 5 inch rains, 6 weak tornadoes
DELIA	Tropical Storm / Landfall twice near Freeport	9/4/73	Pk. Wnd - 60 kt Pressure - 986mb	5 deaths, $18 billion damage (mainly crops)
FERN	Hurricane - Cat. 1 / Paralleled Matagorda Bay as it moved SW; Landfall near CRP	9/10/71	Pk. Wnd - 60 kt Pressure - 979mb	6' tide, heavy rains, and six fires caused by lightning in Galveston
EDITH	Hurricane - Cat. 2 / Remained offshore as it moved up the TX coast; Landfall E of Sabine River	9/16/71	Pk. Wnd - 85 kt Pressure - 977mb	Weaker left side of storm had little effect
FELICE	Tropical Storm / north of Galveston	9/15/70	Pk. Wnd - 60 kt Pressure - 997mb	3.9' tide, 6" rains in GLS; damage insignificant

NAME

CLASS /
LANDFALL

DATE

DATA
(kts/mbs)

AFFECTS

CLAUDETTE

Tropical Storm /
Near Beaumont

7/24/79

Pk. Wnd - 45 kt
Pressure - 1000mb

Flooding rains of 30 to 40 inches, damage at $3/4 billion

ELENA

Tropical Storm /
N of Matagorda Bay

9/1/79

Pk. Wnd - 35 kt
Pressure - 1008mb

Gusty winds, torrential rain; 2 deaths

DEBRA

Tropical Storm /
Near Jamaica Beach

8/28/78

Pk. Wnd - 75 kt
Pressure - 983mb

7 foot tides, 2 to 5 inch rains, 6 weak tornadoes

DELIA

Tropical Storm /
Landfall twice near Freeport

9/4/73

Pk. Wnd - 60 kt
Pressure - 986mb

5 deaths, $18 billion damage (mainly crops)

FERN

Hurricane - Cat. 1 /
Paralleled Matagorda Bay as it moved SW; Landfall near CRP

9/10/71

Pk. Wnd - 60 kt
Pressure - 979mb

6' tide, heavy rains, and six fires caused by lightning in Galveston

EDITH

Hurricane - Cat. 2 /
Remained offshore as it moved up the TX coast; Landfall E of Sabine River

9/16/71

Pk. Wnd - 85 kt
Pressure - 977mb

Weaker left side of storm had little effect

FELICE

Tropical Storm /
north of Galveston

9/15/70

Pk. Wnd - 60 kt
Pressure - 997mb

3.9' tide, 6" rains in GLS; damage insignificant

Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Thunderstorms in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic

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