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Heavy Rainfall This Weekend in the Southern Plains and in South Florida; Bering Sea Storm in Alaska

A slow moving front will produce a threat for heavy rainfall and severe weather from New Mexico into the western High Plains through the weekend. Heavy rainfall is also expected this weekend in South Florida. The Bering Sea storm continues to bring heavy precipitation, strong winds, and minor to major coastal flooding through the weekend across western Alaska. Read More >

Hurricane Alicia
August 15-21, 1983

 

Alicia Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Texas Map
Source: Hurricane Alicia 15-18 August 1983
U.S. Army Engineer District, Galveston, TX Corp of Engineers (November 1983)
Alicia Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Texas Map

 

Alicia Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks
Sources:  Texas and Louisiana National Weather Service Post Storm Surveys
Monthly Weather Review Meteorological Data of Hurricane Alicia (Note: All data in metric system)

Location Feet (MSL)
Cameron, LA 3.5
Sabine Pass, TX 4.2
Galveston Pleasure Pier, TX 8.7
Galveston Pier 21, TX 5.6
Seabrook, TX 11.3
Baytown, TX 10.6
San Luis Pass, TX 12.6
Port O'Connor, TX 4.5
Corpus Christi, TX 2.0