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Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge

GALVESTON ISLAND AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA

918161

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Event typeevent_typeStorm Surge/Tide
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id918,161
Episode IDepisode_id152,443
Begin UTCbegin_utc2020-08-26T18:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2020-08-27T16:00:00+00:00
StatestateTEXAS
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameGALVESTON ISLAND AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceEmergency Manager
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeHurricane Laura made landfall along the southwest Louisiana coast. The hurricane brought high surf, elevated tides and some winds and wind gusts to tropical storm force along the SE Texas coast. There we no measured sustained winds to tropical storm force at land observation sites and very little rainfall.
Event narrativeevent_narrativePeriod of storm surge flooding and high surf from 8/26 to 8/27 leading to flooding of low lying areas and roads. Beach erosion on Gulf side. Tide gauges measured tides 3 to 4 feet above MHHW. Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island, including Jamaica Beach, with multiple roads closed.
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