Storm Surge/Tide in Matagorda Islands, Texas

Storm Surge/Tide August 26, 2020 – August 27, 2020 · Matagorda Islands, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Period of storm surge flooding and high surf from 8/26 to 8/27 leading to flooding of low lying areas and roads. Beach erosion. Tide gauges measured tides 3 to 3.5 feet above MHHW. High water Matagorda Beach. Signficant beach erosion, damage to a pier Sargent.

The wider storm

Hurricane Laura made landfall along the southwest Louisiana coast. The hurricane brought high surf, elevated tides and some winds and wind gusts to tropical storm force along the SE Texas coast. There we no measured sustained winds to tropical storm force at land observation sites and very little rainfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 918164. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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