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Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

Hurricane Allen
July 31-August 11, 1980

 

Allen Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks
Sources:  Texas and Louisiana National Weather Service Post Storm Surveys
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Survey
Location Feet (MSL)
Cameron, LA 4.3
Sabine Pass, TX 3.6
Port Arthur, TX 4.0
Galveston, TX 5.0
Port O'Connor, TX 4.5
Rockport, TX 7.0
Aransas Pass, TX 7.5
Corpus Christi, TX 8.9
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, TX 9.0
Port Mansfield, TX 12.0
South Padre Island, TX 10.0