The Dexes / Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge / 918164
Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge
MATAGORDA ISLANDS
918164
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Storm Surge/Tide |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 918,164 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 152,443 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2020-08-26T18:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2020-08-27T16:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | TEXAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | MATAGORDA ISLANDS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Emergency Manager |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Hurricane 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_narrative | Period of storm surge flooding and high surf from 8/26 to 8/27 leading to flooding of low lying areas and roads. Beach erosion. Tide gauges measured tides 3 to 3.5 feet above MHHW. High water Matagorda Beach. Signficant beach erosion, damage to a pier Sargent. |
| Yearyear | 2,020 |
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