11/14/2023 0 Comments Hurricane carla facts![]() Overall, this storm caused 28 deaths and $930 million (1970 USD) in damage. The remnants of Celia brought up to 2 inches (51 mm) of rainfall to the state. Celia weakened as it continued further inland and dissipated over New Mexico on August 6. Additionally, about 90% of the buildings in downtown were damaged to some degree. In Corpus Christi, about one-third of houses suffered severe damage or were destroyed. Impact was the worst in Nueces County, which observed gusts as high as 180 mph (290 km/h). About 252 small businesses, 331 boats, and 310 farm buildings were either damaged or destroyed. Throughout the state, 8,950 homes were destroyed and damaged about 55,650 others. Late afternoon on August 3, Celia made landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas. Minor erosion damage was reported along Highway 82 in Cameron Parish. In Louisiana, tides caused minor coastal flooding. However, the storm underwent rapid deepening again and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) on August 3. Early on August 2, Celia began to weaken. Storm surge and swells lashed the west coast of Florida, especially the Panhandle, causing eight people to drown. Due to warm sea surface temperatures, Celia rapidly intensified into a major hurricane on August 1 and after the creation of the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale in 1971 it was estimated to have been a Category 3 storm. The depression entered the Gulf of Mexico and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Celia later on August 1. Heavy rains on the island caused severe flooding, leading to five fatalities. Initially, the depression tracked north-northwestward without significantly strengthening, and crossed over western Cuba on August 1. The third named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1970 Atlantic hurricane season, Celia developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on July 31. Hurricane Celia was the costliest tropical cyclone in Texas history until Hurricane Alicia in 1983. Part of the 1970 Atlantic hurricane season
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