High Surf — Nueces County Islands, Texas
August 26, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Nueces County Islands
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 24-year-old man was killed and another beachgoer was injured from swells from Hurricane Laura after being slammed into the jetties in Corpus Christi.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.