What was the worst storm to hit Corpus Christi?

Hurricane Celia in 1970 was the last direct hit.

Celia killed 31 people and cause 466 injuries.

To the people who experienced Celia, it was a storm they will never forget. The wind gusts were confined to small areas "looking almost like a tiger´s claw" over the city of Corpus Christi. One man, in his description of the wind burst, stated the sound of the gust was "like a giant hammer hitting the building."