 Strong winds also effected the county , with the highest recorded sustained wind speed being 70 mph ( 110 km / h ) in Galveston ; the highest gust of 83 mph ( 134 km / h ) was reported at the same location . At the National Weather Service Office in Downtown Galveston , sustained winds were 53 mph ( 85 km / h ) and gusts reached 69 mph ( 111 km / h ) . Although winds were strong , associated losses was confined to roof damage at beach homes in Gilchrist and High Island . In addition to strong winds , heavy rainfall , and high tides , the storm also produced one tornado in the county . Rated as an F0 on the Fujita scale , the tornado was spawned in Crystal Beach , where it destroyed a boat shed ; elsewhere , no damage occurred from this twister . 
