tropical cyclones landfall texas atlantic hurricane season named storm hurricane season slowly developed july southern gulf_of_mexico tropical disturbance previously near trinidad heading north northwestward depression steadily intensified upgraded following day quickly strengthen hurricane august intensifying slightly landfall near texas later day storm quickly weakened moving inland fell tropical storm intensity hours landfall early august weakened tropical depression dissipated oklahoma august making landfall texas storm produced relatively small tides locations reporting waves feet height locations experienced extensive beach erosion addition numerous rescues rainfall high winds homes damaged numerous trees sign knocked tornadoes reported causing destruction shed texas knocking trees mobile homes louisiana remnants brought light moderate rainfall states affects minor states overall fatalities occurred drowning million usd damage reported meteorological history origins tracked tropical disturbance near trinidad july system crossed westward caribbean_sea signs organization july near coast honduras despite predictions slow development tropical weather possible system developed surface low center near belize late july system moved inland yucatán_peninsula disorganized national_hurricane_center indicated tropical weather outlook moved gulf_of_mexico potential development outflow system appeared impressive satellite images potential development uncertain close proximity land storm quickly better organized based satellite data ship reports immediately emerging gulf_of_mexico july cloud pattern system quickly better organized later emerging gulf_of_mexico ships satellite images confirmed tropical depression formed offshore north coast yucatán_peninsula likely depression formed miles north yucatán_peninsula hours earlier confirmed following morning development occurred depression intensified tropical storm miles southeast texas national_hurricane_center assigned tropical storm early morning system upgraded tropical storm reconnaissance flight confirmed tropical storm force winds hours later sustained winds mph tropical storm rapidly strengthened weather satellites indicating numbers increasing hours dvorak technique continued intensify headed northwestward mph weak florida later july satellite imagery revealed better organization reconnaissance flight found winds mph flying feet based observations estimated intensified hurricane early august continued intensify slightly attained peak intensity august utc reaching maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg hours landfall near texas winds mph rapidly weakened tropical storm utc august hours landfall quickly degenerated tropical depression early august tropical depression continued course eventually dissipated western oklahoma august remnants moved northward great plains tracked northward new_york eventually reaching new_england newfoundland hurricane dean approached preparations utc july tropical storm watch indicating tropical storm force winds possible hours issued port connor texas mouth mississippi_river hours hurricane warning signifying hurricane force winds likely hours issued texas louisiana tropical storm warning simultaneously effect port connor texas mobile alabama significantly overlapping existing hurricane warning tropical storm warning discontinued utc august hours later hurricane warning issued utc july downgraded tropical storm warning portion port arthur texas louisiana canceled remaining portion port connor texas discontinued utc august addition tropical cyclone watches warnings actions taken approached oil workers moved inland man drowned attempting evacuate rig south new_orleans louisiana mayor port asked residents evacuate potential coastal flooding area shelters opened schools port arthur nearby orange crews emergency centers distributed sand bags residents louisiana evacuated people taking shelter school additional people fled threat road island flooding impact texas bore storm strong winds heavy rainfall damaged homes knocked downed numerous trees signs spawned tornadoes texas louisiana caused minor damage additionally fatalities occurred drowning deaths occurred offshore gulf_of_mexico remaining reported east central texas overall storm resulted million usd damage mexico prior tropical cyclone precursor tropical disturbance dropped rainfall yucatán_peninsula mexico precipitation fires burning region destroyed acres jungle months prior tropical disturbance according texas worst effects storm occurred waves feet height reported measured tides feet pier reported feet seas high tides eroded mile miles highway covered sand debris result highway expected closed weeks october storm surge hurricane jerry caused erosion repairs northern portions rainfall generally inches peak inches numerous streets flooded hours homes flooded water entered houses severe street flooding occurred galveston especially low lying areas homes businesses damaged result overall homes county flooded strong winds effected county highest recorded sustained wind speed mph galveston highest gust mph reported location downtown galveston sustained winds mph gusts reached mph winds strong associated losses confined roof damage beach homes addition strong winds heavy rainfall high tides storm produced tornado county rated scale tornado spawned destroyed boat shed damage occurred rainfall produced city houston varied extensively inches hours inches known time lapse southern portions rainfall totaled ranged inches significant amounts precipitation resulted flooding turn caused emergency crew rescues damage homes strong winds caused significant effects county winds mph trees toppled golf course plane flipped roof mobile home torn fence portable building destroyed highlands winds damaged red cross shelter blew windows hospital county high winds destroyed mobile homes damaged apartments businesses texas heavy rainfall effected precipitation amounts inches reported caused significant flooding especially height storm entire town inundated water causing flood damage homes additionally high winds combination floods damaged homes county high winds caused injuries tore material homes mobile homes homes effected area inches rain fell southern portions county causing minor flooding inches precipitation recorded eastern city homes flooded families evacuated inches rain fell richmond local flooding occurred mobile homes county suffered wind damage heavy rainfall caused street flooding college station precipitation reached high inches flood damage reported additionally fatalities occurred teenage boys riding rubber swept subsequently drowned highest sustained wind speed recorded mph strongest gust mph jack brooks regional airport winds downed trees limbs causing minor roof damage tides pass feet mean sea level beach erosion reported near location winds tree limbs damaged vehicles portable buildings fatality reported oil rig evacuation gulf_of_mexico people perished capsized south louisiana boat rescued united_states_coast_guard louisiana high tides reported location seas reaching feet cameron winds state light highest sustained wind speed mph strongest gust approximately mph new_orleans rainfall minimal state mainly inches highest total recorded inches tornado touched downed trees removed mobile home foundation known impact mississippi tides feet mean sea level north impact generally minor remnants dropped light rainfall states oklahoma missouri kansas iowa wisconsin illinois indiana michigan states illinois michigan recorded inches precipitation illinois rainfall chicago flooded numerous streets lake shore drive expressway briefly closed result outside chicago minor flooding occurred creeks low lying areas rainfall rate inches hour michigan caused release million gallons sewage despite crossing ontario new_york unknown impact occurred locations vermont remnants dropped rainfall excess inches washington county lines bridges knocked cars homes swept away crops destroyed resultant flash floods
Hurricane Chantal (1989)