Hurricane Carla at Galveston 1961.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: JAN 1962Description: 23p., 43 refs, 8 figsReport number: Institutional/Corporate BodySubject: On September 11, 1961, Hurricane Carla hit the Texas coast at Port O'Connor, 125 miles southwest of Galveston. Although Galveston did not feel the full force of the hurricane, a steady wind of 80 miles per hour with gusts up to 120 miles per hour and a tide of 9.3 feet were experienced. The wind and tide on the island did not equal those of the 1900 and 1915 storms, but Galvestonians saw a new chapter written in the history of Texas hurricanes when two tornadoes touched down on the island early in the morning of September 12, after the first danger of the hurricane had passed
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Reprint from the Southwestern Historical Quarterly; January 1962; Vol 65; No 3; pp292-310
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On September 11, 1961, Hurricane Carla hit the Texas coast at Port O'Connor, 125 miles southwest of Galveston. Although Galveston did not feel the full force of the hurricane, a steady wind of 80 miles per hour with gusts up to 120 miles per hour and a tide of 9.3 feet were experienced. The wind and tide on the island did not equal those of the 1900 and 1915 storms, but Galvestonians saw a new chapter written in the history of Texas hurricanes when two tornadoes touched down on the island early in the morning of September 12, after the first danger of the hurricane had passed
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