Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains and Midwest; Heat Pushes into the South and East

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of large hail in excess of two inches, strong tornadoes, and damaging wind gusts are likely across parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest this evening. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring a flooding threat to portions of the Central Plains to the Midwest through Thursday. The heatwave in the Central U.S. will begin to push South and East Thursday 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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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains and Midwest; Heat Pushes into the South and East

Hurricane Carla 1961