maximum of in Beaumont. September 7–11, 1921 – the remnants of a low-end hurricane stream northward into Texas after striking just south of Tampico, Mexico, causing significant flooding in Central Texas. A peak rainfall total of is documented in Thrall over a three-day period with accumulating in 12 hours; this would set a new national record for 12-hour rainfall. Overflowing rivers and streams flood widespread areas, causing loss of crops of property. The flooding causes at least $19 million in damage and claims the lives of 215 people, making it the deadliest flood in Texas history. Parts of San Antonio are inundated by floodwaters deep in what the San Antonio Express-News calls the greatest disaster in the city's history; 51 deaths occur in San Antonio. Along the Little River, 159 people drown. June 16, 1922 – rainfall from a tropical storm causes heavy flooding along the Rio Grande, with the river cresting above flood stage at Eagle Pass. Downstream flooding inundates many towns in Cameron and Hidalgo counties. Crops sustain $2 million in damage. September 7, 1925 – a tropical storm moving ashore just south of the Texas–Mexico border causes gale-force winds and rainfall over parts of South Texas, along with a storm surge along Padre Island. Winds at Corpus Christi peak at . Near Brownsville and Port Isabel, widespread flooding maroons cars and disrupts transportation. September 8, 1928 – a tropical storm moves inland into Mexico south of the Texas border, leading to squally conditions along the Texas coast northward to Corpus Christi, where winds of are registered. June 28, 1929 – a compact Category 1 hurricane makes landfall southwest of Port O'Connor, causing $675,000 in damage and killing three people; all three people were in Wharton County. Winds at Port Lavaca reach an estimated , though the storm's small size leads to a narrow corridor of damage. Power poles, signage, trees, and small buildings are toppled by the squally conditions. 1930s The first storm of 1931 made landfall in the Galveston area as a tropical storm. In 1932, the 1932 Freeport hurricane formed August 11 in the southern Gulf of Mexico near the Yucatán Peninsula and slammed into the upper Texas coast near Freeport, Texas as a very compact Category 4 hurricane two days later. As the storm moved over the Gulf of Mexico, it intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 4 with winds estimated at