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Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Isolated to widely scattered severe storms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley, and parts of the Ozarks to Lower Mississippi Valley today. Read More >

Hurricane Gilbert
September 8-19, 1988

 

Gilbert Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks
Sources:  Texas National Weather Service Post Storm Surveys
Location Feet (MSL)
Sabine Pass, TX 4.6
Galveston (Flagship Pier), TX 5.0
Corpus Christi, TX 3.0
North Padre Island (Bob Hall Pier), TX 5.8
South Padre Island, TX (E) 6.9
(E)=Estimated
(I) =Incomplete