Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

*Hurricane Celia*
July 31-August 5, 1970

Celia Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Texas Map Sources: U.S. Army Corp of Engineers & U.S. Weather Bureau Surveys

Celia Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Source: Texas and Louisiana U.S. Weather Bureau Post Storm Surveys Source: National Hurricane Center Preliminary Report on Hurricane Celia
Location		Feet (MSL)
Cameron, LA		2.0
Port Arthur, TX		2.8
Sabine Pass, TX		2.5
Galveston Channel, TX		3.0
Galveston Pleasure Pier, TX		4.0
Texas City, TX		3.5
San Leon, TX		4.0
Kemah/Seabrook, TX		4.7
La Porte, TX		4.8
Morgan Point, TX		5.0
Baytown, TX		5.3
Freeport, TX		4.0
Lavac Bay, TX		5.8
Port O'Conner, TX		3.4
Austwell, TX		3.1
Bayside, TX		4.2
Capano Bay, TX		3.8
Rockport, TX		4.1
Port Aransas Beach, TX		9.2
Port Aransas Jetty, TX		9.0
Mustang Island, TX		7.9
Corpus Christi, TX		4.9
Brownsville, TX		1.5

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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

Hurricane Celia 1970