Hurricanes can cause massive damage and loss of life.
From the 1919 storm that devastated Corpus Christi, killing hundreds of people, to Hurricane Celia in 1970, Corpus Christi has weathered two of the 30 worst hurricanes in United States history. Since then, thousands of new residents have moved into high-risk areas with little or no experience of preparing for or surviving storms of such magnitude. Don't be a casualty of our next hurricane. While there are no sure ways to predict when and where a hurricane will come ashore in Texas, cities and counties have emergency managers whose job is to prepare the community and its citizens for these storms and other disasters. The goal is to get everyone out of the threatened area before evacuation routes become impassable or unsafe due to flooding or high winds.