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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 >

Tropical Storm Claudette
July 15-29, 1979

 

Claudette Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks
Sources:  Louisiana National Weather Service Post Storm Surveys
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Survey
Location Feet (MSL)
Freeport, TX 3.1
Baytown, TX 3.2
Texas City, TX 3.5
Pier 21 Galveston Channel, TX 2.8
Galveston Pleasure Pier, TX 3.8
Port Arthur, TX 4.0
Sabine Pass, TX 5.0
Cameron, LA 3.9
Lake Charles, LA 4.0
Bayou Bienvenue, LA 4.3