Event narrative (NOAA)
Storm tides were from 6 to 8 feet in Port Aransas as the storm surge entered from the west from Corpus Christi and Redfish Bays. Numerous boats were damaged or destroyed and pushed out of their moorings onto high ground. A large drill boat broke loose, destroyed a pier, and became grounded along the jetty. Two tugs broke loose near the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway with one becoming grounded and the other sinking. Two ferries were damaged when they were pinned against the loading dock. The storm surge inundated Highway 361 along a 10 miles stretch from near the Mustang Island State Park to Port Aransas with the water several feet deep. A few boats became moored near Packery Channel. The Arnold Palmer designed golf course at Palmilla Beach south of Port Aransas was inundated by storm surge wit
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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.