Texas, 2024

Coastal Flood in Texas, September 11, 2024

September 11, 2024 · NWS HGX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Some coastal flooding occurred from Hurricane Francine.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 HGX wrote it up.

Some coastal flooding occurred from Hurricane Francine.

The radar

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Event by event

2 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Coastal Flood, Coastal Galveston

When
September 11, 3:30 AM CST to 5:30 AM CST
Where
Coastal Galveston forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bay Harbor area of Galveston had 16 to 18 inches of coastal flooding.

Coastal Flood, Bolivar Peninsula

When
September 11, 6:00 AM CDT to 8:00 AM CDT
Where
Bolivar Peninsula forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water was running over Highway 87 and was bringing debris onto the roadway.

What these are

Coastal Flood
Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.

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

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1201435, 1201437.