1900 - The greatest weather disaster in U.S. records occurred when a hurricane struck Galveston TX. A tide fifteen feet high washed over the island demolishing or carrying away buildings, and drowning more than 6000 persons. The hurricane destroyed more than 3600 houses, and total damage was more than thirty million dollars. Winds to 120 mph, and a twenty foot storm surge accompanied the hurricane. Following the storm, the surf was three hundred feet inland from the former water line. The hurricane claimed another 1200 lives outside of the Galveston area.
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Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Rain likely before 8am, then rain and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain between 11am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Patchy fog before 11am, then a slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of rain and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A chance of rain and patchy fog. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Westport
(7.5 miles away)
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
27 at 7 Miles South Southeast Of Moddersville, MI and 5 Miles East Of Davis, WV and 14 Miles West Southwest Of Mackay, ID
Rockport (formerly, Cottoneva) is a former settlement in an unincorporated area of Mendocino County, California. It is located 7.25 miles (12 km) north-northwest of Westport, at an elevation of 30 feet (9 m).
Rockport started as a small company town serving the timber industry on the Pacific Ocean coast among redwood forests in Northern California. Rockport is regarded as the southern end of the Lost Coast region; it is where State Highway 1, which runs very close along the coast for most of its length, instead turns inland before merging with U.S. Route 101 at Leggett.
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