The Dexes / Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge / 920223
Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge
GALVESTON ISLAND AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA
920223
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| Event typeevent_type | Storm Surge/Tide |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 920,223 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 152,770 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2020-09-21T06:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2020-09-24T05:59:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | TEXAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | GALVESTON ISLAND AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Emergency Manager |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Tropical Storm Beta made landfall near Matagorda bay on September 21. As the system pushed slowly inland, portions of SE Texas experienced flash flooding from heavy rain bands, storm surge, and some strong wind gusts. Storm surge was enhanced by long fetch of northeast winds over Gulf behind a cold front. 20 to 25 homes were damaged from high water along portions of Clear Creek and Lower Brays Bayous. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Significant beach erosion occurred along the Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island. A fishing pier at 61st St. in Galveston was damaged. Numerous roads were flooded from high storm tides. Some garages were inundated with water. Maximum water heights reached 3.77 ft above MHHW at the Galveston Fishing Pier and 3.56 above MHHW at the Galveston Bay entrance. |
| Yearyear | 2,020 |
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