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The unnamed hurricane of 1851

Jun 25, 1851 to Jun 28, 1851Peak 92 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1851 passed within 50 miles of 48 counties in TX. It was strongest near Calhoun County, TX, as a Category 1 on June 25, 1851.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1851

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
92 mph, 80 kt
Counties within 50 miles
48
TX
Counties within 100 miles
84
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Calhoun County, TX, 1.1 mi, Jun 25, 1851
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Bee CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Sutton CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Zavala CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Refugio CountyTX0.0Category 1Jun 26, 1851
Uvalde CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
McMullen CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Aransas CountyTX0.0Category 1Jun 25, 1851
Live Oak CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Edwards CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Frio CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
La Salle CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Schleicher CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Kimble CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Real CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Calhoun CountyTX1.1Category 1Jun 25, 1851
Menard CountyTX3.2Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Medina CountyTX3.3Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Atascosa CountyTX5.6Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
San Patricio CountyTX7.3Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Tom Green CountyTX7.9Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Concho CountyTX7.9Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Goliad CountyTX8.6Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Bandera CountyTX14.2Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Kinney CountyTX15.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Kerr CountyTX15.4Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Dimmit CountyTX18.4Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Jim Wells CountyTX19.3Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Victoria CountyTX20.0Category 1Jun 25, 1851
Nueces CountyTX21.0Category 1Jun 26, 1851
Matagorda CountyTX21.4Category 1Jun 25, 1851
Duval CountyTX22.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Karnes CountyTX22.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Irion CountyTX29.5Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Maverick CountyTX31.8Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Webb CountyTX33.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Wilson CountyTX33.5Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
McCulloch CountyTX34.2Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
DeWitt CountyTX35.4Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Mason CountyTX36.1Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Jackson CountyTX36.9Category 1Jun 25, 1851
Bexar CountyTX37.2Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Val Verde CountyTX37.8Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Runnels CountyTX40.3Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Gillespie CountyTX42.6Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Kleberg CountyTX44.9Category 1Jun 26, 1851
Crockett CountyTX45.5Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Coleman CountyTX46.2Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Coke CountyTX47.9Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Kendall CountyTX54.6Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Gonzales CountyTX55.2Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Sterling CountyTX55.2Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Brazoria CountyTX57.0Category 1Jun 25, 1851
Lavaca CountyTX59.3Category 1Jun 26, 1851
Wharton CountyTX59.9Category 1Jun 25, 1851
Reagan CountyTX63.9Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
San Saba CountyTX63.9Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Guadalupe CountyTX66.4Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Kenedy CountyTX66.6Category 1Jun 26, 1851
Llano CountyTX66.7Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Comal CountyTX66.7Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Brown CountyTX67.2Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Colorado CountyTX73.0Category 1Jun 25, 1851
Jim Hogg CountyTX73.6Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Brooks CountyTX74.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Nolan CountyTX74.9Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Taylor CountyTX75.4Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Galveston CountyTX75.4Category 1Jun 25, 1851
Glasscock CountyTX77.4Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Mills CountyTX78.3Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Mitchell CountyTX79.8Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Callahan CountyTX81.9Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Blanco CountyTX83.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Fort Bend CountyTX87.0Category 1Jun 25, 1851
Zapata CountyTX87.3Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Terrell CountyTX89.5Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Caldwell CountyTX90.8Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Upton CountyTX93.5Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Hays CountyTX93.8Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Howard CountyTX94.9Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Fayette CountyTX95.3Tropical stormJun 26, 1851
Pecos CountyTX95.8Tropical stormJun 27, 1851
Lampasas CountyTX97.5Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Eastland CountyTX98.1Tropical stormJun 28, 1851
Burnet CountyTX99.2Tropical stormJun 27, 1851

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.