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Tropical Storm — Matagorda, Texas

August 25, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$500.0M
Area
Matagorda

Event narrative (NOAA)

Harvey made landfall as a category 4 hurricane near Rockport, Texas during the evening of August 25th then slowed and looped back tracking over SE Texas, back over the Gulf of Mexico then making a second landfall along the Louisiana coast during the early morning hours of August 30th. Matagorda and Jackson counties experienced moderate storm surge along Matagorda Bay, Tropical Storm force winds and major lowland flooding along the Palacious and Navidad Rivers.

Other notable tropical storm events in Texas

Harris · June 5, 200122 killedGalveston · September 7, 19982 killedBrazoria · September 7, 19981 killedAtascosa · July 15, 20031 killedLiberty · August 25, 2017$1.0BJackson · August 25, 2017$500.0M

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.

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