Hurricane (Typhoon) — Northern Newton, Texas

2020-08-26 to 2020-08-27 · Northern Newton, Texas

Event narrative

There was a mandatory evacuation for the county. Many trees and power line were blown down across the county. Homes and businesses were damaged from trees falling on them or wind. Over 60 percent of the county was without power immediately after the storm. Wind gusts ranged from 70 to 110 mph across the county.

Wider weather episode

A tropical wave emerged off of Africa during August 16 and then developed into a depression by the 20th. The system gradually became better organized as it passed across the Greater Antilles. It entered the Gulf of Mexico and became a hurricane on the 25th. Outer bands spread inland during the afternoon of the 26th and it made landfall at Cameron, Louisiana at 1AM local time on the 27th. The west side of the category 4 hurricane impacted Southeast Texas as the centered moved north across west Louisiana and caused damages totaling roughly $1.95 Billion.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 918202. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.