Texas, 2026

Astronomical Low Tide in Texas, January 1 to 4, 2026

January 1 to 4, 2026 · NWS LCH · 4 events in 1 county or zone

North winds pushed the tides below normal for multiple days along the coast of southeast Texas.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

North winds pushed the tides below normal for multiple days along the coast of southeast Texas.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 1, 12:13 AM CST, 5 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 12:13 AM CST, 5 hours 17 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

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

Astronomical Low Tide, Lower Jefferson County

When
January 1, 5:30 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
Where
Lower Jefferson County forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
29.854, -94.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tide fell below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours falling to a low of -1.54 foot at Sabine Pass.

Astronomical Low Tide, Lower Jefferson County

When
January 2, 7:00 AM CST to 10:15 AM CST
Where
Lower Jefferson County forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
29.854, -94.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tide fell below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours falling to a low of -1.27 foot at Sabine Pass.

Astronomical Low Tide, Lower Jefferson County

When
January 3, 7:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
Where
Lower Jefferson County forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
29.854, -94.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tide fell below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours falling to a low of -1.64 foot at Sabine Pass.

Astronomical Low Tide, Lower Jefferson County

When
January 4, 9:30 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Lower Jefferson County forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
29.854, -94.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tide fell below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours falling to a low of -1.15 foot at Sabine Pass.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1310243, 1310244, 1310245, 1310246.