Hurricane Bret facts for kids
Hurricane Bret was the only hurricane to Texas in the 1990s. The storm hit a lightly populated region of Texas on August 22-23, 1999. It was a small hurricane.
Bret struck south-central Texas with winds of 115 to 125 miles per hour (185 to 201 kilometres per hour).
There were four indirect deaths from the storm in Texas. Bret killed no people directly.
Damage from Bret was unusually low for a major hurricane.
Images for kids
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Tropical Storm Bret organizing over the Bay of Campeche
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Residents evacuating Corpus Christi on August 22 on Interstate 37
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Rainfall totals from Hurricane Bret in Mexico and Texas
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A sign blown down along Interstate 37 in Corpus Christi
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A gas pump blown over by Hurricane Bret in Texas
See also
In Spanish: Huracán Bret (1999) para niños
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