Editing Port Arthur, Texas (section)

===Tropical cyclones===
[[Image:Pleasure Island Hurricane Ike.jpg|thumb|right|Pleasure Island damage from [[Hurricane Ike]]]]

==== Hurricane of September 12, 1897 ====
Celebrations in Port Arthur on completion of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad between Kansas City and Port Arthur occurred Saturday, September 11, 1897. The celebrations brought additional people into town.  The next day, a major hurricane hit Port Arthur.  Water flowed five feet deep in the streets.  People loaded into the unfinished railroad roundhouse seeking shelter; the building promptly collapsed, killing four.  In the end, 13 people died, homes were destroyed, and a pleasure pier was severely damaged.<ref name="McManus" />

==== Hurricane Audrey ====
In June 1957, [[Hurricane Audrey]] made landfall just east of Port Arthur in [[Cameron Parish, Louisiana]], as a category 3 hurricane. The storm caused extensive wind damage around the city and significant storm surge flooding just east in Southwest Louisiana.

==== Hurricane Rita ====
On September 24, 2005, [[Hurricane Rita]] made landfall between [[Sabine Pass, Port Arthur, Texas|Sabine Pass, Texas]], and [[Johnson Bayou, Louisiana]], as a category 3 hurricane. A wind gust of {{convert|116|mph|abbr=on}} was recorded in Port Arthur. The storm caused widespread significant wind damage throughout the city, with power outages lasting several weeks in some locations. Some areas of the city also received flooding due to Rita.<ref>[http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/data/pdfs/Rita.pdf Hurricane Rita Analysis<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504001309/http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/data/pdfs/Rita.pdf |date=2017-05-04 }}</ref>

==== Hurricane Humberto ====
On September 13, 2007, [[Hurricane Humberto (2007)|Hurricane Humberto]] made landfall west of Port Arthur as a category 1 hurricane. The storm moved northeast across the [[Golden Triangle (Texas)|Golden Triangle]], causing widespread wind damage; however, most of the damage was relatively minor. An {{convert|84|mph|adj=mid|abbr=on}} wind gust was recorded at the [[Southeast Texas Regional Airport]] just northwest of the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/hurricane-humberto-surprises-texas-and-louisiana.html |title=Hurricane Humberto surprises Texas and Louisiana |first=Dr. Jeff |last=Masters |date=September 13, 2007 |website=wunderground.com |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>

==== Tropical Storm Edouard ====
On August 5, 2008, [[Tropical Storm Edouard (2008)|Tropical Storm Edouard]] made landfall just west of Port Arthur. The effects felt in the city were light; however, wind gusts up to {{convert|55|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} were recorded.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/images/lch/tropical/edouard/EdouardTrack.png |title=Track of Edouard |website=www.weather.gov |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>

==== Hurricane Ike ====
On September 13, 2008, [[Hurricane Ike]] made landfall on [[Galveston Island]] as a category 2 hurricane. Due to the storm's unusually large size, effects were widespread and were felt across much of [[Southeast Texas]]. Port Arthur sustained significant wind damage and many of the city's residents lost power. The Port Arthur seawall protected the city from the major flooding that surrounding cities experienced.

==== Hurricane Harvey ====
On August 29, 2017, after [[Hurricane Harvey|Harvey]] made a second landfall at tropical storm status, 26 inches of rain fell in a single day at the airport near Port Arthur, triggering widespread flash flooding in the city. According to the Port Arthur mayor Derrick Freeman, 20,000 homes were flooded with up to 6&nbsp;ft of water. On August 30, Freeman posted on [[Facebook]], "Our whole city is underwater right now."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harrington|first1=Rebecca|title=Flash floods send Texans into 'survival mode' as Harvey hits Port Arthur with 26 inches of rain in one day|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/harvey-port-arthur-26-inches-rain-flash-floods-residents-survival-mode-2017-8|publisher=Business Insider |access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref>

==== Hurricane Laura ====
On August 25, 2020, with [[Hurricane Laura]] expected to make landfall as a major hurricane having Port Arthur in its direct path, Port Arthur was evacuated.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-25|title=Evacuations ordered as Hurricane Laura aims at U.S. coast|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/25/us-gulf-coast-battens-down-amid-fears-tropical-storm-laura-will-land-as-a-severe-hurricane.html|access-date=2020-08-27|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/08/24/list-these-are-all-the-evacuation-orders-in-place-in-the-houston-area/ |title=Evacuations: These are all the evacuation orders in place in the Houston Area|publisher= KPRC 2 Houston, August 27, 2020|accessdate=January 13, 2025}}</ref> However, turning almost due north, Laura ended up making its final landfall near [[Cameron, Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane LAURA |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.public_a.029.shtml? |website=National Hurricane Center |access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>