Bagdad and Clarksville, towns at the mouth of the Rio Grande, were destroyed. City nearly destroyed, many lives lost. Sabine, Jefferson County. Hurricane passed over Sabine. In Austin about 300 families were driven from their homes.
Record rains in North Central Texas caused by the remains of Pacific Hurricane Norma.
Over 20 inches fell in some locations. Extreme amounts of rainfall, up to 28.90 inches over a 4-day period, fell throughout southeastern part of the state. Seventeen lives were lost, most of them victims of flash flooding. Many rivers reached record flood levels during this period. Houston was cut off from many other parts of the state, as numerous roads, including Interstate 10, were under water.