When was hurricane carla

Bolivar Peninsula east of Gilchrist looked like this after the water receded following Hurricane Carla, A toddler cries as she sits amid the remains of her home after it was destroyed by Hurricane Carla in September of The section, nearly yards long and 34 feet in diameter, was one of two pieces delivered to the contractor's tug boat at Orange, Sept.

The two sections, bound for the Atlantic Coast to become part of tunnels on U. Highway 17, were cut loose during the hurricane, Sept. The other on the way to bring them to Orange for repairs. A cat was stranded near the Highway bridge on the Navidad River, five miles east of hard-hit Edna after Hurricane Carla, See what the aftermath of Hurricane Carla looked like along Texas coast On Sept. Create a Video Segment. Share Link. Send Message. Categories: s. State Government.

Hurricane Carla. The storm grew into a Category 5 hurricane. They named it Carla. We lived in a Houston neighborhood with small homes and ditches running alongside the streets. In those days, people did not evacuate to flee storms, nor did they board up their homes; they stayed put.

My parents decided to throw a hurricane party for the adults and while they were inside playing cards, the kids were outside running wild.

It was eerie playing outdoors while the clouds grew dark and swirly. I remember it looked like night, in the middle of the afternoon. It began to rain. The wind began to howl and something in the air made us feel wild and free. Frank Billingsley , Chief Meteorologist. Carla began like so many storms in the Caribbean before beginning that northwest trek toward the Texas coast. Over the Gulf, Carla would become a Category 5, mph hurricane in the early morning hours of the 11th.

Winds dropped to mph Cat 4 before striking the coast later that day along with devastating tornadoes. An excellent recording of the storm can be found here and below is an original report from the National Hurricane Center. Dan worked for the Houston Chronicle in the early 50s, then Channel 13 in the late 50s before becoming news director at Channel