Tropical Storm Harvey intensified Thursday into a hurricane and steered for the Texas coast. A look at other tropical weather systems that have has…<\/b>
\nTropical Storm Harvey intensified Thursday into a hurricane and steered for the Texas coast. A look at other tropical weather systems that have has hit Texas since 1900, with details on death and damages. The National Weather Service did not start naming storms until the 1950s. Dollar figures have not been adjusted for inflation.
\u2014Sept. 13,2008, Hurricane Ike slams ashore near Galveston; 37 deaths. Damages: $29.5 billion. Second-costliest U. S. hurricane after Katrina.
\u2014Sept. 24,2005: Hurricane Rita hits along Texas-Louisiana border; 110 deaths, most during evacuation. Damages: $12 billion.
\u2014June 4-20,2001: Tropical Storm Allison’s torrential downpours linger, punishing Houston with floods that claim 41 lives. Damage $5 billion.
\u2014 Aug. 18,1983: Hurricane Alicia hits Galveston-Houston; 21 dead. Damages: $9 billion.
\u2014 Sept. 11,1961: Hurricane Carla batters Port O’Connor-Galveston-Houston; 46 dead. Damages: $300 million
\u2014 Sept. 4,1933: Hurricane Brownsville hit; 40 dead. Damages: $16.9 million.
\u2014 Aug. 13,1932: A hurricane hits Velasco (Freeport) hit; 41 dead. Damages: $7.5 million.
\u2014 Sept. 14,1919: A hurricane makes landfall south of Corpus Christi; 284 dead. Damages: $20.3 million.
\u2014 Aug. 18,1916: Corpus Christi hit by a hurricane; 20 dead. Damages: $1.6 million.
\u2014 Aug. 16,1915: Galveston struck by a hurricane; 275 dead. Damages: More than $56 million, most to crops.
\u2014 July 21,1909: Velasco (Freeport) hit by a hurricane; 41 dead. Damages: at least $2 million.
\u2014 Sept. 8,1900: Galveston hit by a hurricane; more than 6,000 dead. Damages: $30 million to $40 million. Deadliest natural disaster in U. S. history.<\/p>\n

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