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	Hurricane Carla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hurricane Carla, a Category 5 at peak intensity, was one of the most powerful storms to ever strike the United States.
		Carla struck the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane during the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season.
		It weakened, but Carla was still a very strong Category 4 and unusually large hurricane at its Port O'Connor, Texas landfall on September 11.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hurricane_Carla (437 words)

	Gulf Coast Hurricanes
		Hurricane Alicia (1983) and Opal (1995) were of the same general intensity at landfall (sustained winds 115-mph), while property damage and economic impact were similar.
		Hurricane Opal was in a weakening stage as it crossed the Florida Panhandle coast.
		The hurricanes of 1900, 1909, 1915, and Hurricane Carla (1961), are estimated to have had sustained winds of around 140-mph, with peak gusts in the 170 to 175-mph range.
	www.geocities.com /hurricanene/gulfcoast.htm (1430 words)

	Hurricane Carla - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Carla developed in the western Caribbean Sea in early September.
		After skimming the Yucatan Peninsula as a weak hurricane, it entered the Gulf of Mexico and headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast.
		Carla was a very strong Category 4 and unusually large hurricane.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Hurricane_Carla (341 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hurricane Celia, Auqust 3, 1970: Hurricane Celia was one of the most destructive storms to ever hit Texas, with damages estimated at $1.6 billion (in 1990 dollars).
		Hurricane Alicia, August 18, 1983: Alicia was the first hurricane to strike the Continental USA since Allen in 1980.
		Hurricane Gilbert was also a monumental storm, because it had the lowest sea level pressure ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere at 888 mb (26.23 inches).
	www.usatoday.com /weather/hurricane/history/whtexas.htm (1812 words)

	Hurricane Surge Prediction - Understanding the Destructive Flooding Associated with Hurricanes - Dr. George Pararas ...
		Hurricanes are severe tropical cyclones with winds spiraling inward toward a center or eye of low pressure at speeds which may reach more than 150 miles per hour (130 knots).
		Hurricanes in the 70's, 80's and 90's have been even more destructive in terms of damage, but fortunately have not taken as many lives as the hurricanes of the past.
		The hurricane surge estimated by this simple model is a composite of water elevation obtained from components of the astronomical tide, the atmospheric pressure, the initial rise, the rises due to wind and bottom friction stresses, and wave setup.
	www.drgeorgepc.com /HurricaneSurge.html (1419 words)

	Encyclopedia: Hurricane Carla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, developed in 1969 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and National Hurricane Center director Bob Simpson.
		The Okeechobee Hurricane (or San Felipe Hurricane) was a deadly hurricane that struck Puerto Rico and southern Florida, United States, in September 1928.
		Jump to: navigation, search Hurricane Donna in the 1960 Atlantic hurricane season was a classic Cape Verde-type hurricane that interfered with the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispanola, Cuba, The Bahamas, and every single state on the eastern seaboard of the United States.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hurricane-Carla (1425 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: WeatherPost -- Memorable Gulf Coast Hurricanes of the 20th Century
		Hurricane Hilda's highest wind reported was an estimated 135 mph at Franklin, La. the lowest pressure was 28.05 inches (950 mb).
		Hurricane Betsy, September 8-9, 1965: Betsy developed from a tropical depression on August 26 east of the Windward Islands and intensified as it moved west.
		Hurricane Celia, August 3, 1970: Hurricane Celia was one of the most destructive storms to ever hit Texas, with damages estimated at $1.6 billion (in 1990 dollars).
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/weather/hurricane/info/histhurr.htm (3652 words)

	Hurricane Frederic 1979
		Until Hurricane Hugo in 1989, Frederic was the most costly hurricane in American history ($2.3 billion).
		Hurricane Frederic originated from an area of disturbed weather in the far eastern Atlantic.
		Hurricane Frederic approaching the Alabama coast on September 12, 1979 with 130 mph winds.
	www.geocities.com /hurricanene/hurricanefrederic.htm (1087 words)

	FEMA For Kids: A History Of Big Hurricanes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Winds near the center of the hurricane were estimated at 150 miles per hour.
		Hurricane Celia: This hurricane hit Texas on August 3, 1970 and caused $1.6 billion in damage (in 1990 dollars).
		It was a Category 5 hurricane with winds as high as 160 miles per hour.
	www.fema.gov /kids/hupast.htm (381 words)

	Hurricane Beulah
		Hurricane Beulah was one of five severe hurricanes to affect the Texas middle coast in this century.
		Hurricane Beulah's effects on the Texas middle coast were comparable in many respects to those of Hurricane Carla, with major exceptions in comparatively light flooding of the offshore islands, a very high number of tornadoes, and severe flooding after landfall.
		As with Hurricane Carla, the Corpus Christi area was spared the major violence of the storm.
	www.srh.noaa.gov /crp/docs/research/hurrhistory/Beulah/beulah.html (1244 words)

	Carla turns 40
		Hurricane Carla hit the Texas coast 40 years ago, one of the eight worst storms to ravish the area since 1875.
		Carla began its path of destruction as a tropical depression with 25-mile-per-hour winds in the Caribbean Sea.
		Carla’s biggest surprise was three tornadoes that ripped through the city in the wee hours of Tuesday, Sept. 12.
	members.cox.net /streuli/inside/non_fiction/Carla_turns_40.htm (1027 words)

	Carla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hurricane Carla, one of the eight worst storms to hit the Texas coast since 1875, slammed its full force into Galveston and Houston on September 11, 1961.
		The hurricane winds and torrential rains raised tides as much as 12 feet.
		By September 14--when Carla had exhausted herself on the plains of Kansas and Missouri--wind, flood, and tornado had taken more than 30 lives and had caused property damage of nearly $1,000,000,000.
	www.worldbook.com /features/hurricanes/html/carla.htm (137 words)

	Hurricane Carla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hurricane Carla made landfall between Port O’Connor and Port Lavaca on September 11, 1961.
		When the "eye" of Hurricane Carla made landfall early in the morning of the 11th, the intensity had dropped off but the storm was still packing winds of 120 mph in areas from Port O’Connor up the coast to Galveston.
		A lot of the damage in Galveston was not caused directly by the hurricane, but rather by tornadoes that were spun off by the storm.
	www.islandofgalveston.com /Eve1961Carla.shtml (279 words)

	Surprise Hurricane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Another is that the storm was asymmetrical, with the stronger winds to the left, or gulf-ward side of the track, as might be expected from a storm moving parallel and close to land.
		Under normal hurricane conditions the peninsula would have had a sizable storm surge, but because of the movement of the storm and its strange configuration, this apparently didn't take place.
		That morning, word spread that a hurricane was coming ashore near Galveston and that the planes at the field may have to be flown out for safety.
	www.hurricaneconsulting.net /home/surprise.htm (4387 words)

	USATODAY.com - Texas Hurricane History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hurricane Beulah, 1967: The storm developed off the African coast and became a hurricane in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the 8th.
		Hurricane Celia, 1970: Hurricane Celia was one of the most destructive storms to ever hit Texas, with damages estimated at $1.6 billion (in 1990 dollars).
		Hurricane Bret, 1999: When Bret hit Texas it was the first major hurricane, a storm with winds faster than 111 mph, to directly hit the state since Alicia hit Galveston and Houston on Aug. 18, 1983.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/huricane/history/whtexas.htm (1687 words)

	Is This a Record Setting Year?
		Hurricane David spawned two killer tornadoes, with one death each--one in a home crushed by a tree in Fairfax County, VA and one in a trailer in Chester County, PA.
		September 30, 1959 at Ivy, VA (Hurricane Gracie)...10 died in a frail apple picker's bunkhouse..one died under the collapsed chimney of a nearby home.
		September 30, 1814 at Beaufort County, SC (unnamed hurricane) 23 drowned as the tornado (in its waterspout stage) hit a schooner in Port Royal Sound.
	www.tornadoproject.com /recent/recordlows.htm (587 words)

	Famous Hurricanes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Carla, a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 145 miles per hour, was one of the most powerful and devastating hurricanes in United States history.
		While not a part of the Castillo family's story, this 1900 Texas hurricane is interesting because it is the largest disaster ever (in terms of lives lost) in the United States.
		Although Andrew was a relatively small hurricane, it packed a powerful punch, with sustained winds of 145 miles per hour and gusts over 175 miles per hour.
	meted.ucar.edu /hurrican/strike/text/famous.htm (645 words)

	Hurricane Weather Center - from TBO.com
		These are among the most destructive hurricanes to hit the United States from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean since 1900.
		This was the deadliest hurricane of the 20th century.
		The category 5 Hurricane Camille hit the Mississippi coast late Aug. 17 with such force that it destroyed all wind-recording instruments in the area.
	hurricane.weathercenter.com /guide/history.htm (1005 words)

	MEMORABLE GULF COAST HURRICANES OF THE 20TH CENTURY
		Hurricane Camille, Auqust 17-19, 1969: Camille was born off the African coast on August 5th but didn't become a hurricane until the 15th.
		Hurricane Eloise, September 23, 1975: Eloise became a threat when it regained hurricane strength in the central Gulf of Mexico about 350 miles south of New Orleans, LA. It continued.to strengthen until it made landfall about midway between Fort Walton Beach and Panama City, FL early on September 23.
		Hurricane Alicia, Auqust 18, 1983: Alicia was the first hurricane to strike the Continental U.S. since Allen in 1980.
	www.aoml.noaa.gov /general/lib/mgch.html (3511 words)

	Evacuees from Louisiana Enjoy Dinner at FBC Liberty
		When the "eye" or center of Hurricane Carla made landfall early in the morning of the 11th, the intensity had dropped off but the storm was still packing winds of 120 mph in areas from Port O’Connor up the coast to Galveston.
		Hurricane warnings were issued along the entire Texas coast on the 9th prompting immediate evacuation of all islands just offshore and low coastal areas.
		When it was all said and done, 43 people lost their lives to Hurricane Carla…31 known in the state of Texas.
	www.i-dineout.com /pages2005/carla9.21.05.html (593 words)

	Palacios Beacon News Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This is the final in a series of articles marking the 40th annivarsary of Hurricane Carla that swept through the Palacios area....leaving devastation and destruction in its wake.
		Carla came in late Monday evening as the water came rolling in and the waves of water.
		We had heard about the approaching hurricane named Carla, but on this day, she did not seem to be a great threat to Palacios.
	www.palaciosbeacon.com /home/carlafeature5.shtml (4749 words)

	CD Baby: CARLA BROWNLEE: Hurricane Carla - from scottp
		Hurricane Carla (Carla Brownlee) does it the old fashioned way.
		Hurricane Carla was inducted into the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame in 2002.
		Hurricane Carla also made guest appearances with popular bands including the Violent Femmes, Ben Vaughn Combo, the Morels and Skeletons, the Del Lords, Syd Straw, and John Sex.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/carla/from/scottp (522 words)

	Welcome to Tropmet Online \| Image & Video Gallery \| 1965 \| Hurricane Betsy
		At this time, the hurricane is moving steadily northwest, east of the Bahamas...over the next six days the hurricane's motion became highly erratic, first stalling and then moving south and finally west, crossing the Northern Bahamas and then extreme Southern Florida before entering the Gulf of Mexico and making a final landfall in Louisiana.
		The eye of Hurricane Betsy is clearly defined and plainly visible from a high-altitude Air Force reconnaissance aircraft at 1250 EST on September 2, 1965.
		After twelve hours of hurricane force winds and huge waves, tens of thousands of Cocoanut Palms along the coasts and beaches of Southern Florida are mangled and uprooted by Hurricane Betsy's relentless onslaught.
	www.tropmet.com /gallery/hurricane/gal_1965_betsy.htm (762 words)

	National Weather Service Forecast Office Houston, Galveston - Research Projects - The 1943 "Surprise" Hurricane
		Under normal hurricane conditions, the peninsula would have had a sizable storm surge, but because of the movement of the storm and it s strange configuration this didn t take place.
		Many that lived in La Porte at this time rated this worse than Hurricane Carla which struck this area in 1961 as it came ashore almost 100 miles away at Port O Connor, Texas and later Hurricane Alicia in 1983 which made landfall near the western end of Galveston Island.
		This morning, word was being spread that a hurricane was coming ashore near Galveston and that the planes at the field may have to be flown out for safety.
	www.srh.noaa.gov /hgx/projects/hurr_1943/hurr_1943.htm (4610 words)

	HoustonChronicle.com - The lessons of Carla may be forgotten
		Wind gusts in the hurricane were estimated at 175 mph, and the storm tide at Port Lavaca reached 18.5 feet.
		When Hurricane Carla roared into the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 7, 1961, forecasters knew it would be trouble.
		Carla gave birth to a swarm of tornadoes and water spouts as it moved through.
	www.chron.com /cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3049031 (944 words)

	Research - National Weather Service - Lake Charles, LA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Carla was among the largest hurricanes of historical record (number 2 behind the Great New England Hurricane of 1938).
		Hurricane force gusts were seen along almost the entire Texas Coast.
		To the left, in red, is a map of counties Carla had its greatest impact upon in Texas.
	www.srh.noaa.gov /lch/research/txlate20hur.htm (1318 words)

	Hurricane Carla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hurricane Carla - !http://users.netsense.net/~sbrown/carla.htm - A brief history and tracking chart
		Hurricane Tracking Plotter - !http://weather.terrapin.com/DisplayStorm.jsp?STORM=602&DISPLAY_TYPE=JAVA - This site requires Java, but you are able to click on a map and follow the storm track of Carla as it unfolds before your eyes
		The Life of Hurricane Carla - !http://gatekeeper.vic.com/~mikmoody/carla.htm - A brief history of Carla along with the opportunity of individuals to relate personal stories if they lived through it
	www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /staff/hurrican/carla.html (131 words)

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