When Hurricane Carla hit Texas, the storm completely destroyed a total of 1,915 homes, 568 farm buildings, and 415 other ...

Hurricane Carla caused damage across the entire 400-mile Texas coast, depositing thousands of snakes into towns.

AUSTIN, Texas — Hurricane Carla, in 1961, was so big that it filled the Gulf of Mexico before it struck just 175 miles from Austin, coming ashore at Port O’Connor, south of Galveston.

This may be the only hurricane where a name wasn’t needed. Another “memorable” hurricane was Carla in 1961. Hurricane Carla roared into the record books on September 11th when it struck ...

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The Pleasure Pier is also a study in resilience: It was originally built in the 1940s, but in 1961 Hurricane Carla completely destroyed it; later in 2008, Hurricane Ike severely damaged it too ...