Texas, 2018

Astronomical Low Tide in Texas, November 26, 2018

November 26, 2018 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A strong cold front moved across the coast during the 25th with strong north winds lingering into the 26th. The wind pushed the tide below -1 foot MLLW during the low tide on the 26th.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.

A strong cold front moved across the coast during the 25th with strong north winds lingering into the 26th. The wind pushed the tide below -1 foot MLLW during the low tide on the 26th.

Event by event

1 astronomical low tide. Local standard time, as filed.

Astronomical Low Tide, Jefferson

When
November 26, 9:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station

The tide at Sabine Pass fell to -1.27 foot MLLW as strong north winds moved across the coast.

What these are

Astronomical Low Tide
Unusually low water from tides and offshore wind that caused impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 794083.