| Hurricane Celia 1970
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 On July 23rd, a strong tropical wave emerged off the coast of western Africa.It moved swiftly westward, reaching the Lesser Antilles in 5 days. It wasn’t until the 30th when its forward motion slowed, and it was at this time that the cyclone instantly closed off into a tropical depression. The cyclone moved northwest across extreme northwest Cuba during the evening of the 31st, before emerging into the Gulf of Mexico and becoming a tropical storm on the 1st. Rapid intensification ensued and Celia became a hurricane by afternoon. It moved west-northwest directly towards Corpus Christi, moving inland on the 3rd. Celia maintained hurricane strength well inland, with damaging winds reported as far inland as Del Rio and Sanderson in southwest Texas.Below is the track of this cyclone.
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