Port O'Connor,Texas history with tropical systems
current weather
(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.Port O'Connor most likely to be hit by a hurricane between august 10th and august 16th

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
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,

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio
TS=21, 45.65% H=25, 54.35%
22.73% of all tropical systems affecting Port O'Connor are major hurricanes this includes brushes

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 years state 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
before the end of 2024

Last affected by
2021 Sept 13th tropical storm Nicholas passes just east with 70mph winds while moving north.

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. 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. NHC Report

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Stat sources: NHC Track maps/hurdat2/cyclone reports Hurricane research division
Text Sources:(alp)....Divine Wind Kerry Emanuel.....Florida Hurricanes & Tropical Storms John M. Williams & Iver W.Duedall.....Florida's Hurricane History Jay Barnes.....Hurricane Almanac Bryan Norcross.....hurricanecity.com (calculations) Jim Williams.....Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States Rick Schwartz.....Hurricane Watch Dr. Bob Sheets & Jack Williams.....Inside the Hurricane Pete Davies..... Isaac's Storm Erik Larson..... Killer Cane Robert Mykle.....Lunatic Wind William Price Fox....Miami Herald newspaper(microfilm).....Path of destruction John McQuaid & Mark Schleifstein.....Sun sentinel newspaper(microfilm).....The Major Hurricanes to affect the Bahamas Wayne Neely.....The Ship & the Storm Jim Carrier.....plus many more.............

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