(br)=brush (ts)=Tropical Storm
(bd)=Back Door,meaning coming from over land from opposite coast.Not all names
are noted,also storms before 1950 were not named.Not every stat on every storm
description is given. Years
within or near core 1874bdts,1875m,1881ts,1886m,1886bd,1902ts,1912,1913,1916,1919,1921tsbr,1929br,1931tsbr,1934ts,1936ts,1942br,1943-2tsbr,1945m,1945tsbr,1958ts,1960tsbr,1961m,1967bdbr,1968ts, 1970m,1971ts,1980brm,1993ts,1998ts,1999brm,2003br,2007ts,2010tsbr,2017m,2020br,2023ts 37
times in 153 yrs end of 2024
Names
from list above C storms most likely to impact the area Ella,Carla,Cindy,Celia,Fern,Arlene,Charley,Bret,Claudette,Erin,Hermine,Harvey,Hanna,Harold,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=19, 51.35% H=18, 48.65%
Longest gap between storms 15 years 1887-1901
How often Corpus Christi gets
affected? brushed or hit every 4.14 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (11h)once every 13.91 yearsstate stats
Average years between major hurricane hits.(6) once every 25.5 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 112mph
Statistically when Corpus Christi should be affected
next before the end of 2028
This is just a statistical average & does
not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by 2023 tropical storm Harold hits just south Aug 22nd with 60mph winds while moving west. Area had 1 to 3 ft storm surge ,gust's to 65 mph over 4" of rain per NHC.
Corpus Christi's hurricane history 1875 a hurricane hits with 115mph winds just north sept 16th 150 killed in texas. Hit map 1886 aug 20th a hurricane from the ESE with 150mph winds passes just north.Hit Map 1886 Sept 23rd 80mph from the south 1912 -95mph Oct 16th from the SSE 1913 from the S.E June 27th cat 1 75mph from the ESE 1916 aug 19th
hits press 29.07 90mph 15 killed 1919 85mph from the east on september 14th a 16 ft storm surge kills
284 press 28.65, 900 homes destroyed.488 missing at sea off the Florida coast 1945 Aug 26th 130mph while moving by to the north just offshore a 4ft storm surge 1961 Hurricane Carla comes in just north of here by 50 miles with 145mph winds(hurdat) on Sept 11th. NHC Wallet 1970 Aug 3rd 140mph 944mb (reanalysis)from the ESE hurricane Celia hits
as area has gusts to 161mph kills 1,1injures 466 causes 1.8 billion dollars
damage (in 1998 figures) total devestation.65,000 Famalies suffered loses in Texas,8,950 homes destroyed,13,850 severly damaged,41,800 minor damage. Best track data | Satellite at landfall | NHC tide report | Celia video as it happened
2017 August 25th/26th Hurricane Harvey hits just north of city by 23 miles with 130mph winds while moving N.W. caused heavy damage to small towns to north. Corpus Christi Naval Air Station recorded 986mb with gust to 87mph. Port Aransas just north 93mph gust to 124mph, Rockport gust to 108mph,Port Aransas Sentinel gust to 130mph. DOW recorded gust to 144mph in Rockport. Deaths 68 in Texas but none in this area mostly areas to north due to heavy rainfall and flooding. Radar at landfall | NHC advisory wind swath | Our live broadcast as it happened | Relief concert 5 former presidents attend | Texas sea grant paper | Houston NWS Harvey info | HC best track data | NHC Final report | USGS surge info
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Corpus Christi,Texas history with tropical
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