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Please note: these pages are no longer being updated Matagorda CountyRecent news articles mentioning Matagorda County .Bay City Daily Tribune, Sargent residents still need provide Matagorda County with building ... the delay caused by Hurricane Rita the ... to enforce building regulations by Texas law, and ... Schools seek waivers for lost days Oct 2, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, ...missed school last week, the Texas Education Agency ... all the school districts in Matagorda County have applied ... districts that closed schools for Hurricane Rita. ... County emergency plan tested Sep 28, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, Though Hurricane Rita made a late turn to the north and missed Matagorda, Matagorda County officials proved they ... 21 for everyone south of Texas 35 (at the ... County sports slates redrawn Sep 28, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, While Matagorda County escaped damage from Hurricane Rita, the high ... Tidehaven had Texas 2A power Brookshire-Royal on the slate for Friday and with their ... Matagorda County escapes storm unscathed Sep 25, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), Matagorda County’s two swing bridges that cross the ... further notice Saturday morning as Texas Department of ... crews cleaned debris dumped by Hurricane Rita’s ... Palacios Home to Fishermen's Festival Sep 28, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, The 27th annual Texas Fishermen’s Scholarship Seafood ... Chamber of Commerce and the Matagorda County Marine Advisory ... along the coast due to Hurricane Rita will ... Matagorda County to mobilize for Rita Sep 20, 2005 Victoria Advocate, BAY CITY - Matagorda County officials and emergency personnel are ... if Tropical Storm Rita becomes a hurricane and is forecast to hit the upper Texas Gulf Coast ... Galveston County declares emergency Sep 20, 2005 Galveston County Daily News, ...return will be decided by the Texas Department of ... showed Rita going ashore in Matagorda County, which is ... By Tuesday evening, the National Hurricane Center was ... Hurricane news for specific towns in Texas Sep 24, 2005 Mongabay.com ...the devastating toll that Hurricane Katrina inflicted ... various locations in the Texas - Louisiana border ... Liberty County, Lomax, Matagorda County, Morgans Point ... Parts of Houston join evacuation Sep 22, 2005 Houston Chronicle, ...ridden out earlier storms, but not Hurricane Rita. ... today were 70 prisoners from the Texas Department of ... In Matagorda County, a mandatory evacuation is in place ... Hurricane Rita Strengthens, Heading to Gulf of Mexico (Update4) Sep 20, 2005 Bloomberg Emergency management officials in Matagorda County, Texas, will meet ... moving more than 7,000 Hurricane Katrina victims staying in coastal Texas communities to ... NEW: Officials order evacuation Sep 21, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, ...information center between Bastrop and Austin and the Texas Department of ... be allowed on the roads once a Hurricane Warning is issued for Matagorda County. ... Rita: Minute-by-minute Sep 24, 2005 Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), ...northeast Texas, north Louisiana and Arkansas, Hurricane Rita is now just barely a hurricane with top winds of 75 miles an hour. 9:37 am Matagorda County and ... From Austin to the Gulf, officials say we're ready Sep 21, 2005 Houston Chronicle, ...flooding and tornadoes in the Central Texas Hill Country ... to be ground zero for Hurricane Rita as ... in Palacios, a bayside community of 5,100 in Matagorda County. ... Evacuation route leads west Sep 21, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, ...if the county is evacuated due to Hurricane Rita. ... Highway 35 is not an evacuation route for Matagorda County. ... evacuation route for the county is Texas 60 north ... Rita surging toward coast Sep 21, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...they did in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit ... A high-pressure ridge over Texas that has been ... Wong said the current track into Matagorda County takes that ... Hurricane Rita Gets Stronger as It Heads Toward Gulf (Update2) Sep 20, 2005 Bloomberg Emergency management officials in Matagorda County, Texas, will meet ... The hurricane is currently forecast to make ... Texas Governor Rick Perry recalled the Texas ... Mandatory evacuations start today Sep 20, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ANGLETON — Texas’ first mandatory hurricane evacuation goes ... 5 pm, the National Hurricane Center projected ... early Saturday morning in Matagorda County as at ... Hurricane Rita Strengthens, Heading to Gulf of Mexico Sep 20, 2005 Deseret News, Matagorda County, Texas, postponed decisions about evacuations until tomorrow ... more than 7,000 Hurricane Katrina victims staying in coastal Texas communities to ... Exodus triggers a traffic jam as big as Texas Sep 22, 2005 San Antonio Express (subscription), ...standing outside in Houston, Texas," Betty Hendricks ... New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina, payment ... Earlier, Matagorda County emergency officials had bused ... Million Told to Flee as Rita Grows Sep 22, 2005 ktla 5, At the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ... In nearby Matagorda County, Sheriff James Mitchell added a ... who intended to ride out the hurricane that if ... Gulf Hurricane of Top Strength Menaces Texas Sep 22, 2005 Sarasota Herald-Tribune, ...possibility more disruption, communities in Texas were also ... South of Galveston in Matagorda County, Sheriff James ... the ravages of the last hurricane to strike ... 'IT'S SCARY. REALLY SCARY.': A million people evacuate as ... Sep 22, 2005 San Francisco Chronicle, ...after days of worry that Hurricane Rita would ... of more disruption, communities in Texas were also ... South of Galveston in Matagorda County, Sheriff James Mitchell ... StockGuru.com Announces Profile Coverage of SNRG Corporation Sep 28, 2005 PrimeZone (press release), ...acquired a gasification facility in Matagorda County, Texas that was ... in Victoria, DeWitt and Waller Counties, Texas. ... arising from any recent hurricane damage. ... Officials plan long-term help for victims Sep 4, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, BCPD, in conjunction with the Matagorda County Sheriff’s ... The evacuees from Hurricane Katrina would be the ... Texas Workforce is helping evacuees find jobs in ... Tanker trucks full of gasoline head for freeways Sep 23, 2005 Houston Chronicle, ...to escape the wrath of the hurricane have gathered ... Meanwhile, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said his ... that Rita would come ashore in Matagorda County or at ... Monster Rita threatens new chaos Sep 22, 2005 TheNewsTribune.com (subscription), Colorado River Authority in Texas. “This is going to be one very nasty, mean hurricane when it strikes land,� Rose said. Matagorda County Sheriff James ... MCUW brings flavor, color to Bay City Sep 11, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, ...donated for the night included eight Texas Renaissance Fair ... With all the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, it ... and support the people of Matagorda County who need ... From the Magazine | Science Sep 25, 2005 TIME The time for warnings is over." In Matagorda County, sheriff James ... Wednesday Rita was a Category 5 hurricane, one of ... her prey, faster than East Texas could run ... Panic at the pumps overblown Sep 4, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, ...been flying about gas shortages in Matagorda County and the ... prices have been steadily climbing since Hurricane Katrina with ... The average gas price in Texas Sept ... Storm misses Bay City Sep 25, 2005 The Bay City Times, ...to hit on the border of Texas and Louisiana ... Houston were the targets of the hurricane, evacuations were ... Bay City and residents of Matagorda County moved inland ... Bay City shelter on standby for evacuees Sep 7, 2005 Victoria Advocate, ...at hotels and motels in the area at no cost to the hurricane evacuees, but ... The Texas Baptist Encampment is working with Matagorda County officials and ... American Red Cross -- (800) HELP-NOW Feed the Children -- (800) 525-7575 Salvation Army -- (800) SAL-ARMY Habitat for Humanity -- (800) HABITAT The United Way -- (800) 272-4630 Humane Society of America -- (888) 259-5431 ASPCA -- (866) 275-3923 Oxfam America -- (800) 77OXFAM More hurricane coverage
A Category 4 hurricane could cause a storm surge of as much as 25 feet in Tampa Bay, according to a University of Central Florida researcher who is looking at the risks Florida cities face from tidal surges and flooding. Number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has nearly doubled over past 35 years September 16, 2005 The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled over the past 35 years, even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped since the 1990s, according to a study by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The shift occurred as global sea surface temperatures have increased over the same period. The research appears in the September 16 issue of Science. Hurricane Katrina to cost Louisiana fisheries $1.1 billion September 13, 2005 The Louisiana Department and Wildlife and Fisheries' preliminary estimates indicate a potential $1.1 billion loss in retail fisheries revenue over the next year and an additional $150 million loss in oyster revenue in the second year due to Hurricane Katrina damage. Hurricane could hit San Diego September 8, 2005 San Diego has been hit by hurricanes in the past and may be affected by such storms in the future according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). While a hurricane in San Diego would likely produce significantly less damage that Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, it could still exact a high cost to Southern California especially if the region was caught off guard. Personal account of hurricane destruction along Mississippi Gulf Coast September 6, 2005 The following is an eyewitness account of hurricane destruction along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Included is information on plans to provide pro bono services from out of state lawyers to the storm victims, many of whom will need assistance in dealing with insurance companies, relief bureaucracies, and possibly personal or small business bankruptcies in the aftermath of the storm. New Orleans Aquarium, Zoo update Surviving animals from the New Orleans will find new homes according to aquarium spokeswoman Melissa Lee. Despite escaping Hurricane Katrina with little physical damage, the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans suffered significant loss of animal life when the facility's emergency generator failed and made conditions unlivable for most its animals. Hurricanes getting stronger due to global warming says study August 29, 2005 Late last month an atmospheric scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a study in Nature that found hurricanes have grown significantly more powerful and destructive over the past three decades. Kerry Emanuel, the author of the study, warns that since hurricanes depend on warm water to form and build, global climate change might increase the effect of hurricanes still further in coming years. Environmental problems worsened Hurricane Katrina's impact August 31, 2005 The loss of coastal marshlands that buffer New Orleans from flooding and storm surges may have worsened the impact of Hurricane Katrina. In the past, the region's wetlands have served as a natural buffer that slows hurricanes down as they come in from the Gulf of Mexico and helps protect New Orleans from storms. But all this has changed. Aerial photos of Hurricane Katrina destruction: NOAA posted online more than 1450 aerial images of the U.S. Gulf Coast areas that were decimated by Hurricane Katrina. |
Hurricane Index OTHER CITIES and COUNTIES LOUISIANA Abbeville Acadia Parish Alexandria Allen Parish Ascension Parish Assumption Parish Avoyelles Parish Baton Rouge Beauregard Parish Bienville Parish Black Lake Bossier City Bossier Parish Caddo Parish Calcasieu Parish Caldwell Parish Cameron Cameron Parish Catahoula Parish Chalmette Claiborne Parish Concordia Parish Covington Creole East Baton Rouge Parish East Carroll Parish East Feliciana Parish Erath Evangeline Parish Five Lakes Folsom Franklin Parish Grant Parish Gueydan Hahnville Harvey Holly Beach Houma Iberia Parish Iberville Parish Intracoastal Waterway Jackson Jackson Parish Jefferson Davis Parish Jefferson Parish Kaplan Kenner Lafayette Lafayette Parish Lafourche Parish Lake Charles Laplace Lincoln Parish Livingston Parish Madison Parish Madisonville Mandeville Marrero Metairie Monroe Morehouse Parish Natchitoches Parish New Iberia New Orleans Orleans Parish Ouachita Parish Plaquemines Parish Pointe Coupee Parish Rapides Parish Red River Parish Richland Parish Sabine Parish Shreveport Slidell St. Bernard Parish St. Charles Parish St. Helena Parish St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish St. Landry Parish St. Martin Parish St. Mary Parish St. Tammany Parish Tangipahoa Parish Tensas Parish Terrebonne Parish Terrytown Union Parish Vermilion Bay Vermilion Parish Vernon Parish Washington Parish Webster Parish West Baton Rouge Parish West Carroll Parish West Feliciana Parish Winn Parish MISSISSIPPI Adams County Alcorn County Amite County Attala County Batesville Bay St. Louis Benton County Biloxi Bolivar County Brandon Brookhaven Calhoun County Canton Carroll County Centreville Chickasaw County Choctaw County Claiborne County Clarke County Clarksdale Clay County Cleveland Clinton Coahoma County Columbus Copiah County Corinth Covington County D'Iberville Florence Flowood Forrest County Franklin County Gautier George County Greene County Greenville Greenwood Grenada Gulfport Hancock County Harrison County Hattiesburg Hernando Hinds County Holly Springs Holmes County Humphreys County Issaquena County Itawamba County Itta Bena Jackson Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Jefferson Davis County Jones County Kemper County Kosciusko Lafayette County Lamar County Lauderdale County Laurel Lawrence County Leake County Lee County Leflore County Lincoln County Lowndes County Madison Madison County Marion County Marshall County McComb Meridian Monroe County Montgomery County Moss Point Natchez Neshoba County Newton County Noxubee County Ocean Springs Oktibbeha County Oxford Pascagoula Pearl Pearl River County Perry County Petal Picayune Pike County Pontotoc Pontotoc County Poplarville Port Gibson Prentiss County Quitman County Rankin County Richland Ridgeland Scott County Simpson County Smith County Southaven Starkville Stone County Sunflower County Tallahatchie County Tate County Tippah County Tishomingo County Tunica County Tupelo Union County Vancleave Vicksburg Walthall County Warren County Washington County Waveland Wayne County Waynesboro Webster County West Point Wilkinson County Winona Winston County Woodville Yazoo City Yazoo County TEXAS Alta Loma Alvin Anahuac Aransas County Astrodome Astroworld Barrett Bayou Baytown Bellaire Bolivar Peninsula Brazoria County Brooks County Calhoun County Cameron County Caplen Chambers County Channelview Crosby Dayton Deer Park Eastgate El Lago Fondren Fort Bend County Friendswood Galena Park Galveston County Goliad County Hardin County Harris County High Island Highlands Hitchcock Houston Humble Intracoastal Waterway Jacinto City Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Kenedy County Kingwood Kleberg County La Porte Liberty County Lomax Matagorda County Morgans Point Nassau Bay Newton County Nueces County Orange County Pasadena Pearland Polk County Refugio County Sabine County San Patricio County Sandy Point Saratoga Seabrook Sheldon South Houston Sylvan Beach Taylor Lake Village Texas City Tod Trinity Bay Tyler County Victoria County Waller County Webster Willacy County Winfree |