Event narrative (NOAA)
Storm tides averaged from 6 to 8 feet across Calhoun County with maximum tide levels around 10 feet recorded on the north end of Lavaca Bay while lower tides from 3 to 5 feet occurred from Port O'Connor to southeast of Seadrift next to Espiritu Santo Bay. In Port Lavaca, water from Chocolate Bay inundated the public boat ramp near Buren Road. The lower half of Buren Road was inundated. The entire marina along Lavaca Bay was strongly impacted with 16 boats declared a total loss with many of them sinking in the marina. Several boats were grounded next to the marina. The Bayfront Peninsula Park was inundated. Areas east of Broadway street were inundated with water reaching across Highway 35 in the area near Lighthouse Beach. Piers at Lighthouse Beach Park and Bayfront Peninsula Park were dest
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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.