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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Hurricane Celia
July 31-August 5, 1970

 

Celia Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Texas Map
Sources: U.S. Army Corp of Engineers & U.S. Weather Bureau Surveys
Celia Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks Texas Map

 

Celia Storm Surge: Measured and High Water Marks
Source: Texas and Louisiana U.S. Weather Bureau Post Storm Surveys
Source: 
National Hurricane Center Preliminary Report on Hurricane Celia
Location Feet (MSL)
Cameron, LA 2.0
Port Arthur, TX 2.8
Sabine Pass, TX 2.5
Galveston Channel, TX 3.0
Galveston Pleasure Pier, TX 4.0
Texas City, TX 3.5
San Leon, TX 4.0
Kemah/Seabrook, TX 4.7
La Porte, TX 4.8
Morgan Point, TX 5.0
Baytown, TX 5.3
Freeport, TX 4.0
Lavac Bay, TX 5.8
Port O'Conner, TX 3.4
Austwell, TX 3.1
Bayside, TX 4.2
Capano Bay, TX 3.8
Rockport, TX 4.1
Port Aransas Beach, TX 9.2
Port Aransas Jetty, TX 9.0
Mustang Island, TX 7.9
Corpus Christi, TX 4.9
Brownsville, TX 1.5