Hurricane Cindy - September 15-20, 1963

This cyclone formed within 200 nm of the Texas coastline on the 16th
of September.  Rapidly becoming a small hurricane, despite a poor radar
signature, it made landfall in the Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange Golden
Triangle on the 17th, before turning to the left and paralleling the coast
to the southwest.  Below is the track of this cyclone, which used data
 provided  by the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Cindy Track (1963)

The graphics below show the storm total rainfall for Cindy.  Note the maximum across
  Southeast Texas, just to the right of where the track changes from northerly to south-
westerly.  Data was retrieved from the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville,
North Caorlina.

Hurricane Cindy (1963) Rainfall

Hurricane Cindy (1963) Rainfall

Hurricane Cindy (1963) Rainfall