Texas' eastern border. September 18, 1908 – a high-end tropical storm approaches the Texas coast but dissipates before reaching land. Showers ahead of the storm cause gusty winds and heavy rainfall in Galveston, flooding streets and blowing out windows. Telecommunications in the city are also disrupted. June 29, 1909 – a strikes the Brownsville area with winds, causing $113,000 in damage. Several buildings collapse along the Rio Grande Valley due to the winds. Flooding rains—up to in Llano Grande—cause the most significant swelling of the Rio Grande in five years, displacing many from their homes; other nearby rivers and lakes overflow their banks and cause further inundation. July 21, 1909 – The 1909 Velasco hurricane makes landfall on Velasco as a , causing $2 million in damage and 41 fatalities. Damage is wrought throughout southeastern and central Texas, with widespread loss of crops and uprooted trees. At Velsaco, a storm surge destroyed much of the city, leaving only eight buildings intact. The hurricane's effects spread well-inland, producing heavy rainfall and gustiness over Central Texas; in Austin, where homes were unroofed, the storm is considered the worst in living memory. August 27, 1909 – The 1909 Monterrey hurricane brings rough surf to the South Texas coast as the center of the storm passes farther south. The storm surge inundates Port Isabel and destroys most structures on Tarpon Beach near Corpus Christi, where gusts are clocked at . Low-lying areas of Corpus Christi are inundated under , particularly to the north and northwest of the city along Nueces Bay. 1910–1919 August 31, 1910 – the second tropical storm of the 1910 season moves inland over Mexico just south of the mouth of the Rio Grande, causing some property damage in Brownsville and Port Isabel. September 14, 1910 – a hurricane makes landfall along the South Texas coast. Padre Island is completely inundated by the storm surge, and southern extents of the island experience winds of ; winds of are felt farther north at Corpus Christi. Heavy rainfall occurs across the Rio Grande Valley, setting a few 24-hour rainfall records and causing slight damage. October 16, 1912 – a crosses a sparsely populated stretch of Padre Island between Corpus Christi and Port Mansfield. A -high storm surge coupled with abnormally high tides causes severe damage along the coast, sweeping buildings away and inflicting $28,000 in damage The steamship Nicaragua capsizes east of Padre