The signs were rendered even more ridiculous by the fact that Texas has never had a 25-foot storm surge. The record is 22 feet from Hurricane Carla in 1961, according to the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Hurricane Carla, in 1961, was so big that it filled the Gulf of Mexico before it struck just 175 miles from Austin, coming ashore at Port O’Connor, south of Galveston. The ...

It was strongest storm to hit Texas since Hurricane Carla struck as a Category 4 in 1961. ... roughly between 15 and 20 feet high along the Galveston shores, according to the Weather Service.

AUSTIN, Texas — Hurricane Carla, in 1961, was so big that it filled the Gulf of Mexico before it struck just 175 miles from Austin, coming ashore at Port O’Connor, south of Galveston. The ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Hurricane Carla, in 1961, was so big that it filled the Gulf of Mexico before it struck just 175 miles from Austin, coming ashore at Port O’Connor, south of Galveston. The ...