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