Sobering Reality Check on Increasing Storm Intensity in Texas

[Exxon Liars & Thieves]

For some reason a newpaper published Hurricane Rita's expense to Texas
ranked by other weather extremes to Texas since 1950. There were 15
total storms of note, and Rita came in second. I took their list and
examined it further.

First is their list., Secondly I sorted the data by dates. Third I
subtotaled the three distinct groups. From 1953 through 1983 (31
years) there were one third of the storms. From 1991 through 2005 were
two-thirds of the storms in half the time period length.

There was a lull periods between storms from 1953 through 1991 of 8,
9, 9, 4, and 8 years between storms. From 1991 the storms came 1, 2,
1, 0, 1, 0 years apart, then a lull of 5 years and 1, 2, 2 years
apart.

One can say that the population increased and property investments
increased and is reflected in higher damage totals but the population
and build-out didn't change that much between the 1990s and the 2000s.
The damages in the 2000s are 74% higher in four storms than they were
ten years earlier for 6 big storm events. Three billion dollar or
higher hail storms exceed the damages for the worst tornado calamity
in the record, consistent with global warming theory. The costliest
storm was coastal flooding from a mere tropical storm, again an
increased risk created by global warming. Expensive hail storms don't
even appear on the record until 1991.

Has Rita struck Houston directly these records would be far different.
The flimsy tract homes built in the past decades cannot take even a
moderate hurricane, let alone a major one.

Here's the link and my results...

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/16846709.htm
By The Numbers Costliest Texas storms
1 $3.96 billion: Tropical Storm Allison flooded Houston on June 8,.
2001
2 $2.27 billion: Hurricane Rita struck southeast Texas on Sept. 24
2005
3 $1.60 billion: Hurricane Celia hit Corpus Christi on Aug. 3, 1970
4 $1.60 billion: Hurricane Alicia struck Houston on Aug. 18, 1983
5 $1.45 billion: Mayfest hail storm hits Tarrant County on May 5,
1995
6 $1.06 billion: Hail storm hit from Fort Worth to Waco on April 28,
1992
7 $0.963 billion: Hail storm pummels Northeast Tarrant County on
April 5, 2003
8 $0.577 billion: Tornado devastates Wichita Falls on April 10,
1979
9 $0.568 billion: Hurricane Carla hits Port O'Connor on Sept. 11,
1961
10 $0.558 billion: Hail storm hits DFW Airport on April 28, 1995
11 $0.539 billion: Tornado and hail storm hits Lancaster/Desoto area
on April 24, 1994
12 $0.515 billion: Tornadoes hit downtown Fort Worth and Arlington
on March 28, 2000
13 $0.413 billion: Hail and high winds hit area stretching from Palo
Pinto to Dallas on May 8, 1991
14 $0.391 billion: Flooding hits southeast Texas on October 1994
15 $0.307 billion: Tornado hits Waco on May 11, 1953
Source: Insurance Council of Texas in 2006 dollars from 1950 to
present.

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By date order:

2 $2.27 billion: Hurricane Rita struck southeast Texas on Sept. 24
2005
7 $0.963 billion: Hail storm pummels Northeast Tarrant County on
April 5, 2003
1 $3.96 billion: Tropical Storm Allison flooded Houston on June 8,.
2001
12 $0.515 billion: Tornadoes hit downtown Fort Worth and Arlington
on March 28, 2000
5 $1.45 billion: Mayfest hail storm hits Tarrant County on May 5,
1995
10 $0.558 billion: Hail storm hits DFW Airport on April 28, 1995
11 $0.539 billion: Tornado and hail storm hits Lancaster/Desoto area
on April 24, 1994
14 $0.391 billion: Flooding hits southeast Texas on October 1994
6 $1.06 billion: Hail storm hit from Fort Worth to Waco on April 28,
1992
13 $0.413 billion: Hail and high winds hit area stretching from Palo
Pinto to Dallas on May 8, 1991
4 $1.60 billion: Hurricane Alicia struck Houston on Aug. 18, 1983
8 $0.577 billion: Tornado devastates Wichita Falls on April 10,
1979
3 $1.60 billion: Hurricane Celia hit Corpus Christi on Aug. 3, 1970
9 $0.568 billion: Hurricane Carla hits Port O'Connor on Sept. 11,
1961
15 $0.307 billion: Tornado hits Waco on May 11, 1953
$16.77

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By cluster group:

2000 - 2005 (27% of 15 storms total)
2 $2.27 billion: Hurricane Rita struck southeast Texas on Sept. 24
2005
7 $0.963 billion: Hail storm pummels Northeast Tarrant County on
April 5, 2003
1 $3.96 billion: Tropical Storm Allison flooded Houston on June 8,.
2001
12 $0.515 billion: Tornadoes hit downtown Fort Worth and Arlington
on March 28, 2000
$7.71 total

1991 - 1995 (40% of 15 storms total)
5 $1.45 billion: Mayfest hail storm hits Tarrant County on May 5,
1995
10 $0.558 billion: Hail storm hits DFW Airport on April 28, 1995
11 $0.539 billion: Tornado and hail storm hits Lancaster/Desoto area
on April 24, 1994
14 $0.391 billion: Flooding hits southeast Texas on October 1994
6 $1.06 billion: Hail storm hit from Fort Worth to Waco on April 28,
1992
13 $0.413 billion: Hail and high winds hit area stretching from Palo
Pinto to Dallas on May 8, 1991
$4.41 total

1953 - 1983 (33% of 15 storms total)
4 $1.60 billion: Hurricane Alicia struck Houston on Aug. 18, 1983
8 $0.577 billion: Tornado devastates Wichita Falls on April 10,
1979
3 $1.60 billion: Hurricane Celia hit Corpus Christi on Aug. 3, 1970
9 $0.568 billion: Hurricane Carla hits Port O'Connor on Sept. 11,
1961
15 $0.307 billion: Tornado hits Waco on May 11, 1953
$4.65 total