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Storm Surge/Tide — Galveston, TX

Aug 5, 2008

Tropical Storm Edouard moved ashore along the upper Texas coast between High Island and Sabine Pass in the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge and produced minimal damage totalling $100,000.||Damage from Edouard included minor storm tide flooding along portions of the Bolivar Peninsula ($95,000) and brief flash flooding along portions of Interstate 10 in Chambers County ($5,000).||Storm tide damage on the Bolivar Peninsula was confined to the Gilchrist area. Ten single family homes experienced flo

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 132884). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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