(220 km/h) and 15-ft. (4.5 m) tides that swept over Barrier Island.

飓风以高达每小时220公里的速度和席卷堰洲岛高达4.5米的海潮袭击了加尔维斯顿。

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Most of the residents of the barrier island town heeded calls to evacuate before the storm.

加尔维斯顿市位于海岸线外的天然屏障岛屿上，该市绝大多数居民在飓风到来之前听从了撤离该岛的命令。

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Between the port and the ocean, a barrier island runs northwest-southeast (shown along the left edge of the image).

在港口和大海之间有一个西北-东南向的海岛作为屏障(图的左边边缘)。

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On the barrier island of Brigantine, 50% of residents refused to evacuate, state officials said.

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