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Tropical Storm Nicholas, Texas

Freeport, TX | 2021-Sep-12

Initial Notification: Tropical Storm Nicholas made landfall near Freeport, TX on September 13, 2021. Briefly intensifying to a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph winds), it then moved across Texas as a tropical storm. The upper coast of Texas experienced significant storm surge and rainfall. The storm is forecast to move across southeastern Texas as a tropical depression, and linger over southwestern Louisiana for several days.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 28° 57.18′ North
Longitude (approximate): 95° 17.30′ West