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CLOSE Here are some tips on what to do during a tornado. Alexandria Rodriguez/Caller-Times Editor’s Note: The videos below contains some use of profanity. We’re sharing them here because of their news value.  A North Texas man’s video of a tornado hitting his home on Sunday night has gone viral. Aamer Alasaad from Richardson, Texas, posted the video on Twitter after his home’s roof caved in. Alasaad is one of the many residents in North…

Corpus Christi business leaders are preparing for a big fight Thursday against windstorm insurance rate hikes. On that day, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s Actuarial & Underwriting Committee will meet in Austin. WHAT’S AN ACTUARIAL COMMITTEE It might help to know, first, what an “actuarial” is. The insurance industry employs people called “actuaries” who practice a discipline known as actuarial science. Actuaries are the people who tell insurers how much they need to charge you in…

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – To commemorate the 1919 Hurricane that ravaged the coastal city of Corpus Christi and claimed as many as 1,000 lives, the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Historical Forum along with the Mary and Jeff Bell Library hosted “100 Years After the Storm” on Friday, Sept. 13. The program, which was part of “Remember the Hurricane of 1919: 100 Year Anniversary,” featured guest speaker Mary Jo O’Rear, an Islander alumna, author, and historian…

CLOSE The National Weather Service has operated an office in Corpus Christi, Texas since 1887. It moved to property at the international airport in 1995. Chris Ramirez/Caller-Times The National Hurricane Center is watching Tropical Storm Imelda moves over the western Gulf of Mexico this week.  The tropical storm warning remains in effect from Sargent to Port Bolivar, along the upper east coast and the storm is expected to move farther inland across eastern Texas tonight and Wednesday….

Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about South Texas weather: Disturbance in Gulf of Mexico becomes Tropical Storm The National Hurricane Center is watching Tropical Storm Imelda over the Gulf of Mexico. Here’s what that could mean for South Texas. Post to Facebook Sent! A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. CLOSE The National…

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Share This Story Sometimes it takes a hurricane to blow the winds of change into a city. Such was the case in Corpus Christi, where the seawall, Shoreline Boulevard and even the Port of Corpus Christi owe their existence to the devastating storm that smashed into the city Sunday, Sept. 14, 1919.  The hurricane made landfall 25 miles south of Corpus Christi, packing 115 mph winds and a storm surge that reached up to 16…

CLOSE A Category 3 hurricane made landfall near Corpus Christi on Sept. 14, 1919. The city’s downtown and North Beach were decimated. Allison Ehrlich, Corpus Christi Caller-Times Clyde Simpson pushed through waist-high water in downtown Corpus Christi Sept. 14, 1919, carrying his 6-year-old son, Robert, in his arms.  A 16-foot storm surge was being pushed ahead of a Category 3 hurricane bearing down on the city. Buy Photo The Old Nueces County Courthouse after 1914…

CLOSE A Category 3 hurricane made landfall near Corpus Christi on Sept. 14, 1919. The city’s downtown and North Beach were decimated. Allison Ehrlich, Corpus Christi Caller-Times Clyde Simpson pushed through waist-high water in downtown Corpus Christi Sept. 14, 1919, carrying his 6-year-old son, Robert, in his arms.  A 16-foot storm surge was being pushed ahead of a Category 3 hurricane bearing down on the city. Buy Photo The Old Nueces County Courthouse after 1914…

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Two years after Hurricane Harvey and in the midst of the 2019 hurricane season, the Coastal Bend community knows all too well that while skies may be clear today, history reminds us that life on the coast requires a sense of constant vigilance. On Sept. 14, 1919, a massive hurricane struck Corpus Christi Bay, burying downtown under 10 feet of debris and claiming as many as 1,000 lives. Prior to the…