Heavy Rain and Flooding Possible in the Southwest U.S, Ohio Valley, and Hawaii

Heavy rainfall is expected to continue through Thursday over New Mexico into far west Texas. Flash flooding and debris flows in wildfire burn areas will be possible. Heavy rain and flash flooding is also expected over the southern Appalachians and Ohio Valley. Tropical Depression 15-E, southeast of Hawaii, is expected to bring heavy rain beginning today to the Big Island and Maui. Read More >

*Hurricane Carla*
September 3-13, 1961

Carla Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Louisiana Map Sources: Louisiana U.S. Weather Bureau Post Storm Surveys U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Survey

Carla Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Texas Map Sources: Verification Study of a Bathystrophic Storm Surge Model TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM - NO. 50 (May 1975) U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Survey

Carla Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Source: Texas and Louisiana U.S. Weather Bureau Post Storm Surveys U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Survey
Location		Feet (MSL)
High Island, TX (staff gage)		8.9
Orange, TX (staff gage)		7.4
Port Arthur, TX (Texaco Tank Farm) (HWM)		6.7
Port Arthur/Orange Bridge, TX (crest gage)		6.9
Lake Sabine, TX (crest gage)		7.2
Port Arthur, TX Corp of Engineer Office (recorder)		7.1
Sabine Pass, TX Old Coast Guard Station (recorder)		7.4
Sabine Pass, TX Coast Guard Station (HWM)		7.7
Sabine Pass, TX West Jetty (HWM)		8.8
Sabine Pass, TX Keith Lake Gully (crest gage)		7.3
Cameron, LA (recorder)		6.5
Grand Chenier, LA (recorder)		7.5
Morgan City, LA (HWM)		4.5
Eugene Island, LA (HWM)		7.1

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Heavy Rain and Flooding Possible in the Southwest U.S, Ohio Valley, and Hawaii

Hurricane Carla 1961