Notable Hurricanes To Strike Texas Since 1900

(AP) – Notable hurricanes that have hit Texas since 1900, with where the storm hit, death totals and damages for Texas only. (Note: The National Weather Service did not start naming storms until the 1950s.)

– Sept. 24, 2005: Rita hits along Texas-Louisiana border; About 100 deaths, many during the evacuation. Damages: $4.7 billion.

– Aug. 18, 1983: Alicia hits Galveston-Houston; 21 dead. Damages: $2 billion.

– Sept. 11, 1961: Carla hits Port O’Connor-Galveston-Houston; 34 dead. Damages: $300 million

– Sept. 4, 1933: Brownsville hit; 40 dead. Damages: $16.9 million.

– Aug. 13, 1932: Velasco (Freeport) hit; 40 dead. Damages: $7.5 million.

– Sept. 14, 1919: South of Corpus Christi hit; 284 dead. Damages: $20.3 million.

– Aug. 18, 1916: Corpus Christi hit; 20 dead. Damages: $1.6 million.

– Aug. 16, 1915: Galveston hit; 375 dead. Damages: More than $56 million, most to crops.

– July 21, 1909: Velasco (Freeport) hit; 41 dead. Damages: at least $2 million.

– Sept. 8, 1900: Galveston hit; more than 6,000 dead. Damages: $30 million to $40 million. Deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.

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