Coastal locations

Texas forecasts and tides

5 coastal locations in Texas, each with its own forecast, nearest tide station, and storm history.

Texas tropical history

Every Atlantic storm since 1851 that tracked within 150 miles of a Texas coastal location, from the NOAA best-track archive.

Storms on record
215
Arrived at hurricane strength
87
Major hurricanes, last 50 years
8 of 27 all time
Direct hits
81 centre within 25 mi
Last major hurricane
Laura (2020)

Most recent storms

Storm Year Closest approach Strength at closest Peak strength
Francine 2024 129 mi Category 2 Category 2
Beryl 2024 49 mi Category 1 Category 5
Harold 2023 48 mi Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Nicholas Direct hit 2021 22 mi Tropical Storm Category 1
Delta 2020 51 mi Category 2 Category 4
Beta Direct hit 2020 25 mi Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Laura 2020 39 mi Category 4 Category 4
Marco 2020 113 mi Depression Category 1
Hanna 2020 46 mi Category 1 Category 1
Imelda Direct hit 2019 17 mi Tropical Storm Tropical Storm

Hardest-hit stretches of the coast

Storms within 150 miles of each location across the full archive.

  1. Port Arthur 133 storms · 45 hurricanes · 21 direct hits, last in 2021
  2. Galveston 122 storms · 50 hurricanes · 26 direct hits, last in 2021
  3. Houston 119 storms · 38 hurricanes · 19 direct hits, last in 2020
  4. South Padre Island 114 storms · 44 hurricanes · 18 direct hits, last in 2010
  5. Corpus Christi 104 storms · 38 hurricanes · 12 direct hits, last in 1998