Carla hit in '61. I used to go to Crystal Beach in '80.
I dont know if Carla destroyed that highway that ran from High Island to Sabine Pass. Was there ever another storm that struck the coast in between Carla ('61) and Alicia ('83)?
Celia really trashed Corpus Christi in 1970; it was a very small storm, sort of a junior-grade proto-Andrew in that there was very little surge but extreme wind damage. Then it set a US rainfall record inland, I think.