Hurricane Bret Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) Hurricane Bret at peak intensity shortly before its landfall in southern Texas on August 22 Formed August 18, 1999 (August 18, 1999) Dissipated August 25, 1999 (August 25, 1999) Highest winds 1-minute sustained: 145 mph (230 km/h) Lowest pressure 944 mbar (hPa); 27.88 inHg Fatalities 1 direct, 6 indirect Damage $15 million (1999 USD) Areas affected South Texas and Mexico Part of the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season