By Rene Ruiz. This episode focuses on Hurricane Celia and shares Martin Sanchez's personal experiences of witnessing Hurricane Celia. He had just turned ten years old when Celia, a category five hurricane, hit Corpus Christi in 1980. Throughout this episode he recalls some of the most memorable moments that he can remember. It was one of the worst hurricanes to have hit Nueces County, resulting in about two billion dollars in damage.