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Tropical Storm in Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

Tropical Storm October 8, 2020 – October 9, 2020 · Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hurricane Delta produced a long duration of sustained tropical storm force winds across coastal areas. At Galveston Airport, GLS max sustained of 39 knots or 45 mph, max wind gust 50 knots of 58 mph.

The wider storm

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 925570. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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