Upon making landfall, Bret produced a storm surge up to 8.8 ft (2.7 m) on Matagorda Island, Texas. Around Galveston, minor beach erosion was recorded due to large swells produced by the hurricane.[25] Twelve new inlets were created on Padre Island, one of which was large enough to be mistaken as Mansfield Pass.[26] Heavy precipitation, reaching 13.18 in (335 mm) in central Kenedy County, was confined to a small area.[18] The lowest barometric pressure recorded overland was at the Brooks County Airport at 976 mbar (hPa; 28.84 inHg).[27] The Aransas River rapidly reached flood stage due to heavy rains and the Rio Grande produced minor flooding close to the Gulf of Mexico. In beaches near Corpus Christi, upwards of 40 ft3 (1.1 m3) of sand was lost.[26] About 24.7 acres (10.0 ha) of cropland were destroyed by the storm.[28]