Tropical Storm — Northern Jasper, Texas

2020-10-09 · Northern Jasper, Texas

Event narrative

Tropical storm force wind gusts downed trees and power lines across the county. Rainfall totals were 2 to 5 inches.

Wider weather episode

A tropical wave moved into the Caribbean in early October and became a tropical depression by the 5th. The system quickly gained strength and obtained category 4 status before shear weakened it back to a category 2. The hurricane weakened farther while over the Yucatan Peninsula, however after moving into the southern gulf and toward Louisiana it again obtained category 2 status. Delta made land fall on the 9th near where Hurricane Laura did just 6 weeks prior in Cameron Parish. Some areas in Southeast Texas had wind gusts around 100 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 926031. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.