Much of Carla's damage is wrought by the wind, which the weather service estimates to be 175 mph at landfall -- they can't tell for sure, though, because their measuring instruments have been blown away. Closer to Baytown, the winds are more manageable.


Old Highway 146 Causeway in Baytown, destroyed by Hurricane Carla, 1961. Courtesy Sterling Municipal Library, Baytown.

 


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