Preparations and Impact
Upon being declared as a tropical depression. a high risk of landfall near Port Arthur, Texas was noted, giving federal officials sufficient lead time to warn local residents about a possible approaching hurricane. As the system neared landfall, tropical cyclone watches and warnings were issued for the United States Gulf Coast. At 1200 UTC on June 25, the National Hurricane Center issued a gale warning and a hurricane watch, stretching from Port O'Connor, Texas to the mouth of the Mississippi River. A few hours later, a hurricane warning was issued for area west of Morgan City, Louisiana to Freeport, Texas. In advance of the approaching storm, roughly 22,000 residents were evacuated, with 10,000 from Galveston County, Texas alone.
Due to the small size of Hurricane Bonnie, damage was relatively low, totaling to $42 million (1986 USD). There were also only four fatalities attributed to the storm. Eleven tornadoes were also confirmed.
Read more about this topic: Hurricane Bonnie (1986)
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