Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Guguwar 1915 ita ce babbar guguwa ta farko a yankin Galveston tun lokacin da aka gina Galveston Seawall bayan da
Guguwar Galveston ta 1900, tana ba da gwaji na farko na shinge na wucin gadi. Rahotanni na farko a cikin "The Houston Post" sun zana kwatancen tsakanin ƙarfin da hanyoyin guguwar 1915 da guguwar 1900. Kamfanin dillancin labarai na Associated Press ya ba da rahoto cewa waɗanda suka gudu daga hadari da farko sun gaskata cewa "hasarar dukiyar Galveston za ta fi ta shekara ta 1900". Magajin garin Galveston Lewis Fisher ya kuma kimanta cewa jimlar lalacewar dukiya daga guguwar 1915 za ta fi tsada. Ko da yake guguwar da ta faru a shekara ta 1915 ta daɗe fiye da wadda ta faru a shekara ta 1900 kuma ba ta fi ƙarfin wannan guguwar ba, an kāre guguwar da ta faru a shekara ta 1915 da kuma gargaɗin da aka yi a kan lokaci. A cikin rahoton da suka karɓa na ƙarshe kafin a kai gaci, "Galveston News" ya tabbatar da cewa "ganuwar teku da aka gina don kare birnin ta tsaya gwajin". Gidan da ke tsakiyar tasirin guguwar, Galveston ya jawo asarar kusan dala miliyan 6 kuma ya ba da rahoton mutuwar 11.