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The following are some hurricanes and
tropical storms that have affected North Texas since 1871.
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A tropical storm made landfall on the lower Texas coast, and
moved north through the central part of Texas. This storm may
account for some high monthly precipitation totals, such as ten
inches for some places. (1)
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The sixth hurricane of the season made landfall near Brownsville,
and moved up through Texas, possibly causing the almost four and a
half inches of rain in Palestine on the 24th of the
month. (2)
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June 16-18,1888 :
A hurricane that made landfall on the middle Texas coast at
Matagorda dissipated near Palestine on the 18th of the
month. This might have caused some of the almost six inches of
rain in Palestine. (3)
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September 1897 :
The second hurricane of the season makes landfall near Galveston and
causes 13 deaths. The remnants brought two to three inches of rain
to Forestburg, Temple, Weatherford and Hewitt. (4)
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September 9-10, 1900 :
The first hurricane of the season, the infamous Galveston
hurricane, brings its remnants into North Texas. Fort Worth
recorded wind gusts up to 52 miles per hour. Widespread one to
three inch rains occurred, with Hearne, Dublin and Temple
recording four inches. (5)
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August 17-19, 1915 :
A hurricane that hit Galveston dumped four to eight inches of rain
over the north and east sections of North Texas. Fifty to sixty
mile per hour winds, uprooted trees, signs blowing down, and
windows breaking where reported at DFW. (6)
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June 21-25, 1921 :
The remnants of a hurricane that came ashore at Matagorda Bay,
brought three to seven inches of rain to the eastern half of North
Texas. (7)
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September 8-10, 1921 :
A weak hurricane moved onshore near Tampico, Mexico, and mixed
with a weak cold front, over south central Texas, bringing a
United States record of 36.4 inches of rain in 18 hours to Thrall.
The floods killed 215 people and caused 19 million dollars in
damage over central Texas. About six tornadoes occurred. (8)
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July 25, 1934 :
A tropical disturbance moved inland along the middle Texas coast
bringing beneficial rain to south and southeast Texas. Tornadoes
caused building damage at Wortham. Moderate hail occurred in
Marlin and damage from straight-line winds occurred in Kemp in
Kaufman county. (9)
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September 14-18, 1936 :
A tropical disturbance moved inland over the lower Texas coast,
and the remnants brought heavy rain to western and southwestern
sections of North Texas. There was five to ten inches of rain and
extensive flooding. The flooding of the Concho River damaged or
destroyed highways, bridges and 300 buildings. (10)
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August 1940 :
As a result of the second hurricane of the season coming ashore
near the Texas-Louisiana border, temperatures moderated over North
Texas. (11)
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August 1942 :
As a result of a hurricane coming onshore along the middle Texas
coast, Meachem received two inches of rain. However, Dallas only
got a quarter of an inch. (12)
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August 26-27, 1947 :
The third hurricane of the season moved inland near Galveston and
brought over nine inches of rain at Dallas, with six inches
falling in a span of three hours. Fort Worth only saw four inches.
No flooding was reported, but there was a sharp rise in the water
level of the river. (13)
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July 26, 1959 :
The remnants of Hurricane Debra, after coming ashore on the Upper
Texas Coast, moved through Tyler and Paris, but had little impact on
the DFW area. (14)
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A tropical low, formerly a tropical storm that had made landfall
along the Upper Texas Coast, brought heavy rainfall to east Texas.
There was locally an inch or less, but the clouds and rain
brought mild temperatures. (15)
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September 11-13, 1961 :
The remnants of Hurricane Carla, which made landfall near Port
O'Connor, moved across North Texas, bringing an east wind of about
30-40 miles per hour with gusts to 65 miles per hour. A new low
barometric record was set at Carter Field of 28.94 inches. Three to
five inches of rain fell, but was very beneficial. However, a total
of about 408 million dollars in damage occurred in Texas with Carla, with the
most damage occurring in the coastal areas.
(16)
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June 23-24, 1968:
Thunderstorms brought widespread one to two inch rains to the
area, possibly being the remnants of Tropical Storm Candy, which
made landfall near Port Aransas. In the evening, a tornado was
blamed for damaging roofs and trees in Brock. (17)
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Delia, which made landfall on the
Upper Texas Coast, caused widespread two to three inch rains.
Some Denton and Collin county locations received four to six
inches of rain. (19)
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Amelia, which came ashore along the
lower Texas coast, brought torrential rain(20-30 inches) to parts of
the Hill Country and the Albany area. A total of 29 inches of rain
fell at Albany in only 24 hours, which is the largest amount ever
recorded in a day at an official Texas station. Tremendous flash
flooding occurred and 33 deaths resulted. (20)
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Hurricanes
and Tropical Storms that have Affected North Texas Since 1874
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Hurricane Allen moved inland across southern Padre Island,
bringing heavy rain and flooding to south Texas. Tornadoes
occurred in Austin, and did much damage. In DFW, high
cloudiness, brought maximum temperatures in the 90's, providing
limited relief from a summer heat wave that saw 69 100-degree
days. (21)
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October 12-13, 1981 :
The remnants of Pacific Hurricane Norma came across central Texas.
Torrential rain fell and a few weak tornadoes were spawned. In
Tarrant County, five people drowned. Ten to thirteen inches of
rain fell between Denton and Bridgeport. One to three inches fell
over Johnson and Ellis counties. Also, ten to twenty inches fell
from Abilene to Gainesville. High winds damaged buildings and
trees near DFW. Total damage was around 50 million dollars.
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August 18-19, 1983:
The remnants of Hurricane Alicia, which came ashore along the
middle to Upper Texas Coast, moved through North Texas, with
widespread two to three and a half inch rains and localized
flooding. One boy drowned, and a roof of a gym collapsed. Trees
and power lines were downed and a highway sign blew over,
killing a truck driver. DFW only recorded wind gusts up to 45
miles per hour. (22)
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The remnants of Pacific Hurricane Tico brought torrential rains
of eight to fifteen inches over west Texas, and southwest and
central Oklahoma. The outskirts of the system produced less than
an inch of rain over most of the local area.
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After coming ashore along the Upper Texas Coast, the remnants of
Hurricane Chantal moved through North Central Texas. Heavy rain
and flooding occurred in Eastland, Erath and Stephens counties.
Burleson recorded the most rainfall total of two and three
quarters inches. (23)
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Arlene, which came ashore along
the lower Texas coast, brought 10-16 inches of rain, widespread
flooding, and damage to east Texas. Damage amounted to around
three to five million dollars and one death. (24)
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Dean, after making landfall along
the middle to Upper Texas Coast, brought heavy rain to Hood
and Somervell counties. Six to ten inches of rain fell between
Glen Rose and Lipan, and street flooding occurred in Arlington.
An F0 tornado damaged a home and destroyed outbuildings. Street
flooding also occurred in Dallas, Fort Worth and Burleson. (25)
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The combination of a weak cold front and the moisture from Hurricane Dolly brought two to four inches of widespread
rain over the local area. Cleburne received 5.4 inches. In
Parker and Johnson counties, roads were flooded. Over the five
day span, street flooding occurred in many other cities as well,
including Decatur, Weatherford, Azle, Dallas, Fort Worth and
Euless. (26)
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The remnants of Pacific Hurricane Fausto brought two to three
inches of rain over Wise and northwest Parker counties.
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After dumping as much as 17 inches of rain near Matagorda Bay, Tropical Storm Frances
brought heavy rain to Central Texas.
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Although a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Rita made landfall as a Category 3 storm
just east of the Texas-Louisiana border during the early morning hours of September 23, 2005.
Rainfall was scant in North Texas, but wind gusts reached 40 to 50 mph in the Dallas/Fort Worth
Metroplex on September 24. Gusts were near 60 mph east of Dallas.
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Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall on the Upper Texas Coast on August 5. During the early morning
hours of August 6, the remnants were centered near Comanche, Hamilton, and Goldthwaite where as much as
8 to 10 inches of rain fell.
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Hurricane Ike devastated the Upper Texas Coast, making landfall at Galveston during the early morning
hours of September 13. As the center of the storm passed through Anderson County, sustained winds of 50 mph
rapidly diminished to near-calm. Ike's winds blew down numerous trees and caused power outages throughout
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