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TEXAS HURRICANE FACTS
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Most Deaths 1900 Galveston Hurricane >6000 deaths
Highest Recorded wind at ground 1970 Celia - Corpus Christi 161 mph
Lowest Recorded Pressure 1980 Allen - Gulf of Mexico 26.55 in. 1988 Gilbert - Carribbean 888 mbs
Precipitation 1979 Claudette - Alvin, Tx 43.0 in.
Earliest 1871 June 1-5
Latest 1989 Jerry - October 12-16
Most Storms per season 1933 5 storms affected Texas

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