Tropical Storm — Southern Hidalgo County, Texas
July 25, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
The slowly weakening inner eyewall of Hurricane Hanna eased into southern Hidalgo County along the Willacy County line during the evening of July 25th and would exit the southwest corner of the county just before daybreak on the 26th. Widespread wind damage was noted in more than a dozen colonias from near Elsa/Edcouch to north of Edinburg (San Carlos to Doolittle), including damage to roofs, walls, shingles, and windows to dozens of poorly constructed/anchored homes severely damaged and at least a dozen (that were seen on survey) were demolished. Hundreds of trees and dozens of power poles were damaged (leaning or snapped), and power outages across this area were likely to be around 150 thousand in total. NCEI's total dollar damage estimate (divided among the affected counties by local s
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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.