Texas Gulf Coast Hurricanes since 1950
By The Associated Press
Oct. 15, 1989 Jerry, Galveston: 3 dead, $8.25 million damage, 100 mph winds.
Aug. 1, 1989 Chantal, Harris, Galveston, Brazoria Counties: 3 dead, $1.7 million damage, heavy rains and 80 mph winds
June 26, 1986 Bonnie, south of Port Arthur: 3 dead, $1.7 million damage, winds 85 mph
Aug. 28, 1983 Barry, south of Brownsville: center moved inland over northern Mexico
Aug. 18, 1983 Alicia, Galveston-Houston: 21 dead, $1.2 billion est. damage.
Aug. 9, 1980 Allen, lower coast: extreme intensity, 2 dead, $55 million damage, winds 185 mph.
Sept. 3-12, 1971 Fern, middle coast: 2 dead, $30.2 million damage.
Aug. 3, 1970 Celia, Corpus Christi: extreme intensity, 11 dead, $50 million damage, wind gusts to 160 mph.
Sept. 18-23, 1967 Beulah, Brownsville: extreme intensity, 13 dead, $150 million damage.
Sept. 16-20, 1963 Cindy, Port Arthur: no deaths, $11.6 million damage, 24 inches of rain in Jefferson, Orange and Newton counties.
Sept. 11-13, 1961 Carla, Port O'Connor: extreme intensity, 34 dead, $300 million damage, wind gusts estimated at 175 mph, storm tide 18.5 feet at Port Lavaca.
July 22-27, 1959 Debra, Galveston: $6 million damage.
June 27, 1957 Audrey, Sabine Pass: 10 dead, $8 million damage.
June 26-28, 1954 Alice, Rio Grande Valley: storm struck Mexico but heavy rainfall in Southwest Texas caused severe flooding on middle Rio Grande
I was in the eye of Alicia in 1983. It was wild but then the next day I had to help my dad and my brother get the roof out of the swimming pool.
Wasn't there a Hurricane Brad or Bret recently as well? It only hit ranch land and was very companct if I recall. Like 1999 or 2000.