Tropical Storm Felice was a mid-September tropical storm that formed during the 1970 Atlantic hurricane season. The seventh tropical cyclone of the 1970 season, Felice formed over the Bahamas as a tropical depression on September 12 and crossed southern Florida where it reached tropical storm strength in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm traveled northwest peaking at 70 mph (110 km/h) where it made landfall near High Island, Texas. After landfall, Felice recurved and moved inland over central and northern Texas as a tropical depression before dissipating on September 17.
Tropical Storm Felice dropped heavy rainfall across southern Florida, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The resulting rainfall caused minor flood damage and there were no fatalities or injuries as a result of Felice's impact on the United States.
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