<Ul> <Li> July 23 , 2008 -- Hurricane Dolly makes landfall at South Padre Island with winds near 100 mph . A storm surge of 4 ft ( 1.2 m ) is observed across much of the coast of southern Texas . Dolly 's remnants cause coastal and inland flooding and over 12 in ( 300 mm ) of rain in some locations , peaking at 15 in ( 380 mm ) in Harlingen . On South Padre Island , moderate structural damage , mostly to roofs , is reported . Tree and utility pole damage is widespread across Cameron County . Widespread power outages are reported across southern Texas as a result of Dolly . </Li> <Li> August 5 , 2008 -- Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall near Port Arthur with winds near 65 mph . Edouard provides beneficial rain to a drought stricken central Texas . </Li> <Li> September 1 , 2008 -- Hurricane Gustav produces heavy rain to extreme East Texas as it makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane . The storm causes strong rip currents and minor overwash of the coast . </Li> <Li> September 13 , 2008 -- Hurricane Ike makes landfall at Galveston as a large Category 2 hurricane . Its large size contributes to a storm surge that is as high as 20 ft ( 6.1 m ) , which inundates many of the barrier islands off the Texas coast . Many structures on the Bolivar Peninsula are destroyed . Most notably , in Gilchrist all but one house is destroyed by the storm surge . The storm also causes heavy rains where it makes landfall , peaking at 18.9 in ( 480 mm ) . At one point , the storm knocks out power to as many as an estimated 2.6 million people . Ike is one of the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit Texas and one of the deadliest , causing $19.3 billion in damages and killing 84 people . </Li> <Li> October 13 , 2008 -- Hurricane Norbert causes moderate rainfall over West Texas after moving inland from the eastern Pacific . </Li> <Li> November 10 , 2009 -- Hurricane Ida causes minimal effects on Texas , producing high tides that lead to road closures . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> July 23 , 2008 -- Hurricane Dolly makes landfall at South Padre Island with winds near 100 mph . A storm surge of 4 ft ( 1.2 m ) is observed across much of the coast of southern Texas . Dolly 's remnants cause coastal and inland flooding and over 12 in ( 300 mm ) of rain in some locations , peaking at 15 in ( 380 mm ) in Harlingen . On South Padre Island , moderate structural damage , mostly to roofs , is reported . Tree and utility pole damage is widespread across Cameron County . Widespread power outages are reported across southern Texas as a result of Dolly . </Li> <Li> August 5 , 2008 -- Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall near Port Arthur with winds near 65 mph . Edouard provides beneficial rain to a drought stricken central Texas . </Li> <Li> September 1 , 2008 -- Hurricane Gustav produces heavy rain to extreme East Texas as it makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane . The storm causes strong rip currents and minor overwash of the coast . </Li> <Li> September 13 , 2008 -- Hurricane Ike makes landfall at Galveston as a large Category 2 hurricane . Its large size contributes to a storm surge that is as high as 20 ft ( 6.1 m ) , which inundates many of the barrier islands off the Texas coast . Many structures on the Bolivar Peninsula are destroyed . Most notably , in Gilchrist all but one house is destroyed by the storm surge . The storm also causes heavy rains where it makes landfall , peaking at 18.9 in ( 480 mm ) . At one point , the storm knocks out power to as many as an estimated 2.6 million people . Ike is one of the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit Texas and one of the deadliest , causing $19.3 billion in damages and killing 84 people . </Li> <Li> October 13 , 2008 -- Hurricane Norbert causes moderate rainfall over West Texas after moving inland from the eastern Pacific . </Li> <Li> November 10 , 2009 -- Hurricane Ida causes minimal effects on Texas , producing high tides that lead to road closures . </Li> </Ul>
when was the last hurricane in galveston texas
when was the last hurricane in galveston texas
September 13 , 2008
September 13 , 2008