hurricane second major hurricanes threaten texas atlantic hurricane season sixth tropical storm hurricane season developed september western caribbean_sea moved yucatán_peninsula tropical depression rapidly intensifying hurricane gulf_of_mexico initially hurricane forecast hit southern texas prompted evacuations hurricane warnings occurred month hurricane caused significant damage region ultimately turned west maintained track spared texas significant impact september moved ashore northeastern mexico state winds mph hurricane left death destroyed house weakened moving inland dissipated september meteorological history origins hurricane defined trough extended san archipelago florida early september tropical depression developed system september near north coast honduras moving northwestward depression failed strengthen striking yucatán_peninsula september south emerged gulf_of_mexico depression began intensify significantly hours later hurricane_hunters observed tropical storm prompted system named time storm started general curve west ridge north anticyclone aloft providing favorable conditions rapidly intensified hurricane hours emerging yucatán_peninsula initially uncertainty future track hurricane posed threat texas turned west intensification rate slowed hours final landfall center radar texas ridge north weakened slowed forward motion markedly quickly strengthened hours moving ashore winds increased mph mph making major hurricane category saffir simpson hurricane scale september hurricane landfall near south border barometric pressure mbar inhg major hurricanes strike atlantic coast mexico period rapidly weakened land dissipating early september western preparations impact tropical depression moved yucatán_peninsula produced wind gusts mph pressure mbar inhg moving west northwest weather_bureau issued hurricane watch entire texas coastline later upgraded hurricane warning gale warnings extending northward officials issued mandatory evacuation low lying areas shelter opened provide shelter residents mobile homes told leave homes area people affected area took extra precautions heavy damage left hurricane weeks hurricane increased surf texas coast wave heights observed result small craft recommended remain port ultimately reported storm surge texas waves high beaches precipitation light texas peaking observations northeastern mexico sparse wind gusts reached mph office noted potential rainfall occur mexico hurricane path heavy rainfall occurred portions northeastern mexico rainfall disrupted post storm rescue work rains prevented transportation relief goods including food medicine helicopters hurricane destroyed houses death girl stuck destroyed house hurricane san rivers flood stage
Hurricane Ella (1970)