Upper TX Coast June storms since 1940

[Extremeweatherguy]

June 16th, 1946 - - - Tropical storm landfall near TX/LA border (little other info. known)
June 27th, 1957 - - - Hurricane Audrey (Cat. 4) **One of strongest ever June Hurricanes** Landfall near TX/LA border
June 26th, 1989 - - - Tropical storm Allison **Heavy rains and 45kt. winds** Landfall north of Matagorda Bay
June 26th, 1986 - - - Hurricane Bonnie (Cat. 1) **widespread minor damage** Landfall between Houston and Sabine Pass
June 6th, 2001 - - - Tropical storm Allison **Like it's sister 12 years prior...it was also a heavy rain maker** Landfall just west of Galveston.

Basic Conclusions:

-June storms are fairly rare events in SE Texas.
-Hurricanes can and do hit this area during the month of June.
-We are not immune to major hurricanes (even in June).
-We have been hit by two storms named Allison in the last 66 years.
-The most common area for landfall is roughly in the vicinity of Houston.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Also, somewhat off topic, I found this great article from Feb. 2005 about what Houston should expect were a Cat. 4/5 storm to hit the area:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/met ... 46592.html

[Stratosphere747]

Allison made landfall between Freeport and Galveston, most likely San Luis Pass.

Audrey no matter what cycle we are in, most likely will not be repeated being that it is still the strongest storm to form in June, and the very end of June at that.

Might be better off using the Upper Texas Coast when referring to SE Texas for the tropical Texans.

[Stratosphere747]

There is also a animated version of a cat5 coming into Hou/Galveston, narrated by Judge Eckles.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Allison made landfall between Freeport and Galveston, most likely San Luis Pass.

Audrey no matter what cycle we are in, most likely will not be repeated being that it is still the strongest storm to form in June, and the very end of June at that.

Might be better off using the Upper Texas Coast when referring to SE Texas for the tropical Texans.

Yes, audrey will likely never be repeated, but there is still that "possibility" which means that people shouldn't think that Cat. 3+ storms are limited to later in the season. I also decided to change the title of this thread to "Upper TX coast June storms since 1940".

[KatDaddy]

Bottom line...........we have been very very lucky. Rita brought us back to the reality.

[ROCK]

Great stuff EWG.....realizing now I got to get my window boards cut....

[southerngale]

Nice job on the info, Extreme. It's nice to see it's pretty rare, with everyone on edge here after last year. My preparations are ready...more luggage and extra gas cans!

About the basic conclusions though, I hate to be nit-picky, but going by those 5 storms, I'd have to say that the most common area for landfall is closer to Sabine Pass than Houston since 3 out of those 5 hit either there or very near there, close to the border. Bonnie hit Sea Rim State Park, just west of Sabine Pass and south of Beaumont, and tracked right through Jefferson County, Hardin County, etc. The eye went right over my house in Pinewood (a sub-division between Beaumont and Sour Lake)...I remember my dad and some neighbors trying to move one of the trees off the street blocking our driveway during the calm. Amazing how much damage from that "minor" cat. 1 storm. Or so we thought....then along came Rita and made Bonnie look like a walk in the park.

Also, both Allisons brought TONS more rain than Bonnie did, and more than Rita as well (about 9 inches in Beaumont). Of course Rita had that nasty surge and those devastating winds...she didn't need 20+ inches of rain to wreak havoc.

[WhiteShirt]

It seems like earlier in the season would be better than later because the intensity of the storm might not be as bad.

[southerngale]

What about Hurricane Carla in the 60s? I believe it went into Corpus, but we had severe effects here on the upper Texas coast.

Hurricane Carla wasn't a June storm.

It hit in September, 1961.

[mobilebay]

What about Hurricane Carla in the 60s? I believe it went into Corpus, but we had severe effects here on the upper Texas coast.

Hurricane Carla wasn't a June storm.

It hit in September, 1961.

That's Ok. You was just a few months off. Just picking with you whiteshirt.

[CHRISTY]

u guys in texas have been very lucky for years now lets hope it continues.

[WhiteShirt]

What about Hurricane Carla in the 60s? I believe it went into Corpus, but we had severe effects here on the upper Texas coast.

Hurricane Carla wasn't a June storm.

It hit in September, 1961.

That's Ok. You was just a few months off. Just picking with you whiteshirt.

I was having one of those moments

[Audrey2Katrina]

Is it just me, or is it that a LOT of the A-B and C storms seem to favor the TX coastline?

A2K

[southerngale]

u guys in texas have been very lucky for years now lets hope it continues.

Not all of us in Texas. Remember Rita? It was only 8 months ago, and only the worst disaster here in like, forever. At least forever according to the people living, since we can't recall anything worse.

[Audrey2Katrina]

u guys in texas have been very lucky for years now lets hope it continues.

Not all of us in Texas. Remember Rita? It was only 8 months ago, and only the worst disaster here in like, forever. At least forever according to the people living, since we can't recall anything worse.

Too true! So much for the ABC theory

A2K

[Air Force Met]

June 6th, 2001 - - - Tropical storm Allison **Like it's sister 12 years prior...it was also a heavy rain maker** Landfall near Port Aransas

OK...hate to be pro-met nit-picky...but Allison made landfall near San Loius Pass/ West end Galveston island. Port Aransas is about 140 miles to the SW near Corpus Christi.

Good info...and as you said...there is a possibility of an Audrey being repeated...especially with warmer water temps in the GOM. If it happened once...it can happen again...and even if it's never happened before it can happen once.

[Extremeweatherguy]

June 6th, 2001 - - - Tropical storm Allison **Like it's sister 12 years prior...it was also a heavy rain maker** Landfall near Port Aransas

OK...hate to be pro-met nit-picky...but Allison made landfall near San Loius Pass/ West end Galveston island. Port Aransas is about 140 miles to the SW near Corpus Christi.

Good info...and as you said...there is a possibility of an Audrey being repeated...especially with warmer water temps in the GOM. If it happened once...it can happen again...and even if it's never happened before it can happen once.

I wonder why the NWS listed Allison's landfall site as Port Aransas then? It was probably a mistake, because looking at the map...you are right; it definitely did make landfall on the west side of Galveston...not near Corpus Christi.

[Air Force Met]

I wonder why the NWS listed Allison's landfall site as Port Aransas then? It was probably a mistake, because looking at the map...you are right; it definitely did make landfall on the west side of Galveston...not near Corpus Christi.

Hmmm...don't know. Definetly a mistake. I was forecasting for it and was there as the center came right over the top of me (what "center" there was).

The interesting thing about Allison was the 5am Tropical Weather Outlook that said "The tropical weather outlook for the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico...Tropical Storm formation is not expected through Wednesday..."

Oooops...kinda overlooked that blob in the central GOM didn't ya NHC?

[Derek Ortt]

and even more interesting

Best Track has Allison as a TD at the time when NHC said "Tropical storm formation is not expected through Wednesday"