There is another nice narrative about 20th century Texas Coast storms, with maps, at http://www.srh.noaa.gov/FTPROOT/LCH/txerly20hur.htm Elizabeth Montgomery Callahan Sacramento, California > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Turner [SMTP:jnturner@gte.net] > Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 6:31 PM > To: TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TXGALVES] Surname: BROOKS, HUSLEY, WELCH > > Jodie Wyatt wrote: > > > > I appreciate the information about the 1915 flood. Would you have any > > information about a flood after February of 1926? Mary Lee Brooks died > the > > end of February 1926 and George Thomas Brooks was still living at that > time, > > as he provided the information for her Certificate of Death. > > > > Jodie Wyatt > > The next major storm to hit Galveston after Feb 1926 was a Category 4 > Hurricane which crossed central Galveston Island on 14 Aug 1932, with 40 > killed and $7.5 million in property damage. > > For information on other storms to hit the area, see: > > http://www.srh.noaa.gov/FTPROOT/HGX/HTML/hurricanes/hurr_clim.htm > > Hope this helps. > > Jim Turner