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Hurricane Galveston
Category 4 hurricane with 135 mph winds, and an estimated 8,000 people died. Buildings crumbled under 15 foot waves and by late afternoon the island was completely submerged. -
Unnamed Storm
This hurricane struck south of Corpus Christi with 110 mph winds. It pushed a storm surge of 16 feet. This storm took 284 lives. -
Central Texas Flood of 1921
It was a tropical storm that originally landed in Mexico but crossed into Texas. Leaving 38 inches of rain in only 24 hours. Resulting in 224 recorded deaths and $19 million in damage. It is the worst flood in Texas history. -
Waco Tornado
This is named as the deadliest tornado in Texas history. It grew to 1/3 of a mile wide, and was classified as an F5 twister. It killed 195 people and injured 597 people. Some people had to wait up to 14 hours to be found and rescued. It destroyed 600 homes and damaged 1000 homes. -
Hurricane Celia
Category 3 hurricane with 125-130 mph winds. In total, 8,950 homes were destroyed, 13,850 homes had major damage and 41,800 homes had minor damage. Over 3,000 power poles were blown down throughout the area. -
Hurricane Alicia
With 115 mph winds, this category 3 hurricane made landfall on the island of Galveston. Killing 21 people and causing over $2 billion in damage. -
Tropical Storm Allison
It caused 55 deaths and $10 billion in damage. It caused over 35 inches of rain in Houston, which was the city that received most of the storm. Because of the extreme damage, Allison was the only tropical storm in history to have its name retired. -
Hurrican Ike
It sent out a 20 foot storm surge in Galveston, and caused $37.5 billion in damage and at least 195 deaths. -
Texas Wildfires
During a huge drought, many fires ravaged parts of Texas. The worst fire destroyed 1,000 homes and scarred the surrounding forests. -
Halloween Floods
Heavy rains turned into flash floods quickly. More than a foot of rain fell in that area, and up to 14 inches in Wimberley, Texas
