Hurricane Audrey formed in the Gulf of Mexico in the Bay of Campeche in late June 1957.
A hurricane hunter aircraft discovered that Audrey had winds of over 75
mph. After little movement, Audrey began to make a northward move and intensify. By late
Tuesday Audrey had winds of 104 mph and was starting to move rapidly. As Audrey approached,
a 16 foot tidal surge crashed over the sea wall at Galveston, Texas. News reports said the
tidal surge was felt from Grand Isle, Louisiana to Corpus Christi, Texas. Winds as high as
75 mph were felt in Mobile Alabama. Audrey was a Category 4 storm and killed 390 People.
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