Upper Texas Coast Tropical Cyclones in the 2010s

Severe Weather Threat Shifted to the Southern Plains and Mid-South; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms may produce very large hail, swaths of damaging wind, a few tornadoes and heavy rain across parts of Texas into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains. Read More >

NAME	CLASS / LANDFALL	DATE	DATA (kts/mbs)	AFFECTS
IMELDA	Tropical Storm/ Freeport	9/17/19	Pk. Wind - 40 kt Pressure - 1003 mb	Produced historic rainfall totals of more than 40 inches that caused devastating flooding over portions of southeastern Texas after meandering to the north-northeast of the Houston area for a couple of days.
HARVEY	Hurricane - Cat. 4/ Rockport	8/25/17	Pk. Wind - 115 kt Pressure - 937 mb	Dropped historic amounts of rainfall of more than 60 inches that caused catastrophic flooding over a very large portion of Southeast Texas after stalling over or near the Texas coast for four days.
CINDY	Tropical Storm/ Just east of Sabine Pass	6/22/17	Pk. Wind - 45 kt Pressure - 991 mb	Produced heavy rainfall and river flooding, as well as some coastal flooding, over the northern Gulf coastal region.
BILL	Tropical Storm/ Matagorda Island	6/16/15	Pk. Wind - 50 kt Pressure - 997 mb	Produced heavy flood-producing rainfall across parts of Southeast Texas and some storm surge flooding along the coast.

NAME

CLASS /
LANDFALL

DATE

DATA
(kts/mbs)

AFFECTS

IMELDA

Tropical Storm/
Freeport

9/17/19

Pk. Wind - 40 kt
Pressure - 1003 mb

Produced historic rainfall totals of more than 40 inches that caused devastating flooding over portions of southeastern Texas after meandering to the north-northeast of the Houston area for a couple of days.

HARVEY

Hurricane - Cat. 4/
Rockport

8/25/17

Pk. Wind - 115 kt
Pressure - 937 mb

Dropped historic amounts of rainfall of more than 60 inches that caused catastrophic flooding over a very large portion of Southeast Texas after stalling over or near the Texas coast for four days.

CINDY

Tropical Storm/
Just east of Sabine Pass

6/22/17

Pk. Wind - 45 kt
Pressure - 991 mb

Produced heavy rainfall and river flooding, as well as some coastal flooding, over the northern Gulf coastal region.

BILL

Tropical Storm/
Matagorda Island

6/16/15

Pk. Wind - 50 kt
Pressure - 997 mb

Produced heavy flood-producing rainfall across parts of Southeast Texas and some storm surge flooding along the coast.