Storm Surge/Tide in Coastal Harris, Texas

Storm Surge/Tide August 26, 2020 – August 27, 2020 · Coastal Harris, 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 4 feet above MHHW. Minor flooding around Seabrook, Nassau Bay and other coastal communities around Galveston Bay.

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 918166. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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