Local weather forecast by
"City, St" or zip code |
|
Search by city or zip code. Press enter or select the go button to submit request
|
|
You are at NWS Houston/Galveston »
Tropical Weather» SE TX Hurricane Climatology
Tropical Cyclone Climatology for the Upper Texas Coast
by Joshua Lichter
The following is a history of tropical storms and hurricanes that have passed within 75 miles of the
Houston/Galveston National Weather Service Office's
county warning area from 1886 up to the present date.
The area has a rich history of tropical cyclone hits, including the infamous 1900 Galveston
hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in United States history, Tropical Storm Claudette
(1979), which produced the still-standing continental U.S. record 24-hour rainfall
total of 43 inches in Alvin, and Tropical Storm Allison (2001) which devastated the Houston
area while becoming the costliest tropical storm in United States history.
The information for this climatology study was compiled from
several sources to give the best and most accurate information.
This study includes a decade by decade analysis of individual tropical storms and hurricanes, and a monthly
climatological analysis of system origin. A brief summary of each tropical cyclone's effect on Southeast
Texas is also included.
Several systems had intensity discrepancies as they approached the Texas coast. This was
due to the analyses of several sources
used in this study. Those tropical cyclones are identified with an "*".
This in-depth climatology study will help those living along and near this vulnerable stretch
of coastline to better understand the history of tropical cyclones affecting the NWS Houston/Galveston
county warning area during the previous 122 years. As future tropical storms and
hurricanes will undoubtedly affect the area, this study's analysis and documentation will be
updated.
|
|
weather.gov 
National Weather Service Forecast Office
