(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 60
miles 1874ts,1875,1877tsbr,1880ts,1881ts,1886tsbr,1886m,1886br,1888br,1888tsbr,1891br,1900brm,1901ts,1902tsbr,1909brm,1912tsbr,1915brm,1921,1929,1932brm,1934,1934br,1936br,1941br, 1942,1945tsbr,1945,1949m,1958tsbr,1959br,1961m,1964ts,1968ts,1970m,1971ts,1973ts,1983brm,1998-2ts,2002ts,2003,2007tsbr,2015ts,2017brm,2020ts,2021,(2024 not in stats) 46 times in
152 yrs end of 2023
Names from
list above Ella,Debra,Carla,Abby,Candy,Celia,Fern,Bill,Delia,Alicia,Charley,Frances,Fay,Claudette,Erin,Bill,Harvey,Beta,Nicholas,Beryl,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=21, 45.65% H=25, 54.35%
Longest gap between storms 14 years 1984-1997
How often Port O'Connor gets
affected? brushed or hit every 3.30 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force wind gusts for a few hours) (12h)once every 12.67 yearsstate stats
Average years between major hurricane hits.(4) once every 38 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 104mph
Statistically when Port O'Connor should be affected
next Impacted in 2024
Last affected by 2024 July 8th Hurricane Beryl hits with 80mph winds while moving NW.
Port O'Connor's
hurricane history
1875 sept 16 90 mph causes very heavy storm surge flooding from the ESE .Three-fourths of the town was swept away...176 lives were lost. The highest wind measured was 88 m.p.h., when the anemometer blew away. Winds were estimated to be near 100 m.p.h. at the storm's peak. The storm surge was estimated near 15 feet.
1886 Aug 20th 150mph winds just south from the ESE.Town of Indianola nearly destroyed when a storm surge of 15 feet inundated the region, covering the base of the Matagorda Island lighthouse with 4 feet of water.Hit Map
1921 june 22nd an 85mph hurricane hits from the south ,port oconnor reported winds up to 110mph pressure 929mb 1929 June 28th,80mph from the S.E 1934 July 25th,75mph from the east just south
1942 august 30th, 80mph just north from the S.E.storm surge up 14ft reported in Matagorda.
1945 aug 27th 110mph(hurdat) hits just offshore while moving North .Press 28.57 highest gust 135mph Port oconnor had a 15ft storm surge.Heavy damage 7 killed 1949 Oct 3rd,130mph just east from the south
1961 sept 11th Hurricane carla hits with 145mph(hurdat) winds from the S.E .Port Oconnor had a 14.5ft storm tide(hurdat).some gusts in the area were 175mph 34 killed due to the largest peacetime evacuation for that time.Recon pressure 931mb as it hit coast. At the time port occonor had a population of 700.Newspaper headline | Radar from T.V | NHC Wallet
1970 aug 3rd Hurricane Celia hits just south with 140mph winds 944mb(reanalysis) from the ESE .With the worst winds down near Aransas pass & Corpus christi gusts to 175mph anemometers broke. 4 were killed in this storm & heavy damage was reported. NHC Wallet
2003 July 15th Hurricane Claudette hits from the east with 85mph gusts to 111mph. Damage to roofs,signs with many trees down. Moderate damage all around Matagorda Bay.Pressure 979mb or 28.91 at landfall.Texas coastal Ocean Observation network reported 6 min average 62kts with a gust to 72 kts. 3 killed & 180 million in damage. radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) damage photo | Newspaper article | NHC final report
2021 Sept 13th Hurricane Nicholas passes just east with 75mph winds while moving north. Per NHC report . A TCOON station at Port O’Connor reported a sustained
wind of 56 kt and a gust to 67 kt. radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) NHC Report
2024 July 8th Hurricane Beryl hits with 80mph winds while moving NW causing extensive damage as the system was strengthening. Radar image at landfall | Recon data right before landfall.
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Port O'Connor,Texas history with tropical
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