Complex sentence: In coastal Texas, storm tides 5-6 feet (2.5-3 meters) above normal was reported from Galveston to Freeport and one spotter reported seeing a flock of swallows in the eye of the storm during landfall.
Split into simpler sentences: In coastal Texas, storm tides of to above normal was reported from Galveston to Freeport. One spotter reported seeing a flock of swallows in the eye of the storm during landfall.