Brazosport Museum of Natural Science’s Hurricane Carla program featured in The Facts

Close to 100 people attended Brazosport Museum of Natural Science’s Hurricane Carla 61st Anniversary event on Sunday, September 11 to commemorate the day the Category-4 storm hit the Texas coast. The program included a 25-minute narrated film of never-before-seen footage shot from a helicopter and on the ground of the devastation the hurricane caused. Attendees took turns sharing their memories of the storm.

A reporter from The Facts interviewed organizers and took photos at the event. Read the story and see photos at The Facts online.

Brazosport Museum of Natural Science’s upcoming Hurricane Carla event featured in The Facts

September 11 marks the 61st anniversary of the day one of the 20th century’s most destructive storms, Hurricane Carla, pummeled the Texas coast. Brazosport Museum of Natural Science is commemorating the day with a program on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 5:30 PM in the museum, which was featured today (9/7) in The Facts.

Read the story at The Facts online.

Brazosport Museum of Natural Science to commemorate Hurricane Carla’s 61st anniversary

Whether you lived through Hurricane Carla or not, chances are you’ve heard the stories about the devastation the Category 4 storm caused along the Texas coast. Considered one of the most destructive hurricanes of the 20th century, Carla brought winds in excess of 170 miles per hour and resulted in 43 fatalities and more than $325 million in damage.

Join Brazosport Museum of Natural Science on Sunday, September 11 at 5:30 PM for a program commemorating the 61st anniversary of the day Hurricane Carla made landfall in our area.

The program includes a 25-minute video featuring never-before-seen footage of Freeport and the nearby chemical plants after the storm, including aerial film shot from a helicopter and on the ground. See what neighborhoods looked like, as well as city of Freeport landmarks and the flooded chemical plants. A former president even makes an appearance on his visit to the area.

This program is FREE and open to the public.