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How many hurricanes have hit Austin, Texas?

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We have never had a hurricane or even a Tropical Storm here. Only the remnants, where we got a lot of rain. For example, during Harvey a couple months ago, we received about 12 inches over the span of 72 hours. read more

I don’t see any other hurricanes in that period that were as close to Austin as Carla. Hurricanes Beulah in 1967 and Claudette in 2003 were near San Antonio but that’s a few miles south of Austin. read more

Tornadoes are more common in Dallas and Austin, than seeing a full blown hurricane. Although there hasn’t been an actual hurricane to hit Central Texas, there have been plenty of instances where the remnants of a hurricane have hit cities (heavy winds, thunderstorms, rain). read more

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. October 13, 2008 – Hurricane Norbert causes moderate rainfall over West Texas after moving inland from the eastern Pacific. read more

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