Here's a list of the worst storms to hit Texas:
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The 1900 Storm - Galveston, Texas
- Labeled the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history
- The category 4 storm came with little warning
- The storm killed 6,000 people and left 10,000 homeless
- The storm led to the creation of the Galveston Seawall
The 1915 Storm - Galveston, Texas
- The first test of Galveston's new Seawall
- 11 people died in the storm
- The island flooded, and the storm brought 145 mph winds
- The storm caused $50 million in damages
Hurricane Carla - Port Lavaca, Texas
- The category 4 storm made landfall near Port O'Connor, Texas in 1961
- Carla killed 35 people in Texas and destroyed 1,915 homes
- Carla also spawned a tornado in Channelview, causing $200,000 in damages
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Hurricane Alicia - Galveston, Texas
- Alicia struck Galveston and traveled up I-45 to Houston in 1983
- Hurricane Alicia killed 21 people and caused $1.7 billion in damages
- 115 mph winds were recorded at landfall when Alicia hit
Tropical Storm Allison - Houston, Texas
- 23 people were killed in Texas during Allison in 2001
- 70,000 Houston area homes were damaged or destroyed
- The storm caused $5 billion in damages
Hurricane Ike - Galveston, Texas
- At least 100 people died along the Bolivar Peninsula in 2008
- Hurricane Ike caused nearly $30 billion in damages
- Ike hit Texas as a category 2 hurricane
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Hurricane Harvey - Houston, Texas
- 103 people died in Texas due to storm-related incidents in 2017
- Parts of Houston recorded more than 30 inches of rain
- Nederland, Texas had 60 inches of rain
- Hurricane Harvey caused $125 billion in storm damages