What is 1932 Freeport hurricane?
The '''1932 Freeport hurricane''' was a severe [[tropical cyclone]]. The storm happened in August 1932. It mostly affected certain areas of the Upper [[Texas]] coast.<ref>{{cite report|title=The 1932 Monthly Weather Review|publisher=NOAA|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/mwr_pdf/1932.pdf|access-date=July 15, 2018}}</ref> It was the second storm and first hurricane of the season. It developed near the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[Yucatán Peninsula]] on August 12. As it moved to the northwest, it began to get stronger the next day. It quickly went from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 4. Winds got as high as 150&nbsp;[[miles per hour|mph]] (240&nbsp;[[kilometres per hour|km/h]]). The storm struck near [[Freeport, Texas]] as a Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. The storm caused heavy rainfall inland. Rainfall peaked at 9.93 inches near [[Angleton, Texas|Angleton]]. There were 40 deaths from the hurricane. ==References== <references/> [[Category:Hurricanes in the United States]] [[Category:20th century in Texas]] [[Category:1932 in the United States]] [[Category:August events]]