After reaching this strength, the storm turned more westward and further intensified, nearly attaining hurricane status the next day.

Several hours later, Delia made landfall near Freeport, Texas; however, the storm began to execute a counterclockwise loop, causing it to move back over the Gulf of Mexico.

Due to the erratic movement of the storm along the Texas coastline, significant rainfall fell in areas near the center and in parts of Louisiana.

[1] This system tracked northward and further organized into a tropical depression just off the southeastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on September 1.

After moving inland, the storm quickly weakened, becoming a depression on September 6 before dissipating early the next day over northern Mexico.

Later that day, they were extended westward to Palacios, Texas and eventually, warnings for areas east of Morgan City, Louisiana were canceled.

[3] In Cameron, Louisiana, an estimated 6,000 residents were evacuated with memories of Hurricane Audrey, a storm that killed 575 in the city, still fresh.

In addition to the flooding rains produced by Delia, eight tornadoes also touched down due to the storm, injuring four people.