 Due to the unpredictability of the storm , a hurricane warning was issued from Freeport , Texas to Intracoastal City , Louisiana at 1600 UTC , only eight hours prior to landfall . Simultaneously , two separate tropical storm warnings were posted , from Matagorda to Freeport and Intracoastal City to Morgan City . Although the storm had already made landfall , a tropical storm warning was issued from Freeport to Intracoastal City at 0400 UTC on October 16 . By six hours later , all tropical cyclone warnings and watches were discontinued . 
