South Padre Island is a resort town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,816 at the 2010 census. The town is located on South Padre Island, a barrier island along the Texas Gulf Coast accessible via the Queen Isabella Causeway from the town of Port Isabel. South Padre Island is named after José Nicolás Ballí (Padre Ballí), a Catholic priest and settler.Storm damage and structure issuesStorms In September 1967, Hurricane Beulah caused extensive damage to much of the town of South Padre Island. On 23 July 2008, Hurricane Dolly made landfall on the island as a category 1 storm, also causing extensive damage to the town. The Bahia Mar Condominium had extensive damage and had to be gutted due to the damage. In September 2008 Hurricane Ike caused moderate damage to the island. In July 2010, the island received heavy rains from Hurricane Alex, but the storm left the island generally unscathed.
