<Li> October 4, 1996--Tropical Storm Josephine forms just offshore of the Texas coast, bringing heavy rain to the state . Rainfall peaks at 10.81 in (275 mm) in Brownsville . The storm, although remaining offshore, causes severe beach erosion across much of the coast . Several houses are lost and up to 65 ft (20 m) of shore - front property on Galveston Island is eroded . </Li> <Li> August 23, 1998--Tropical Storm Charley makes landfall near Port Aransas . Severe inland flooding occurs in Val Verde Country and 13 people are killed . Del Rio records 17 in (430 mm) of rain in 24 hours from the storm, a city record and the most rainfall from a tropical cyclone in Texas since Tropical Storm Claudette in 1979 . </Li> <Li> September 11, 1998--Tropical Storm Frances makes landfall north of Corpus Christi on September 11 as a moderately strong tropical storm . Rainfall causes large amounts of flooding in southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana, peaking at 21.76 in (553 mm) in Goose Creek . As a result of the rains, many rivers and bayous overflow . Due to the storm, tides are 5 ft (1.5 m) above average . Frances causes an estimated total of $500 million in property damage . </Li> <Li> Mid-October 1998--Moisture associated with the remnants of Hurricane Madeline results in flooding in Central Texas . The event breaks numerous rain records in the region, including the wettest month for San Antonio since records began in 1885 . In addition, 15 rivers exceed the previously known peak flow . The floods kill 31 people . and cause $1.5 billion in damages . </Li>

List of hurricanes that have hit the texas gulf coast