Tropical Storm — Coastal Galveston, Texas

2020-10-09 · Coastal Galveston, Texas

Event narrative

Hurricane Delta produced a long duration of sustained tropical storm force winds across coastal areas including around Galveston Bay. At the Texas City Levee, maximum sustained winds were 46 mph, maximum wind gust 57 mph.

Wider weather episode

Delta made landfall along the southwest Louisiana coast but produced tropical storm force winds across parts of Southeast Texas. Delta also produced high surf and elevated tides leading to mainly minor coastal flooding along Gulf facing beaches and around Galveston Bay.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 925567. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.