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 ...

Hurricane Carla (1961) – Category 4, $1.9 billion in damage, 125 fatalities Hurricane Beulah (1967) – Category 5, $1.6 billion in damage, 56 fatalities Hurricane Alicia (1983) – Category 3 ...

Hurricane Carla made landfall near Port O’Connor as a Category 4 storm on Sept. 11, 1961. The storm sustained winds up to 145 mph upon landfall , according to NWS.

Freeport LNG plans to restart one of three liquefied natural gas trains this week at its Texas facility after the company repairs some damage from Hurricane Beryl, it said on Monday.

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 ...