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The unnamed hurricane of 1857

Sep 24, 1857 to Sep 30, 1857Peak 104 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1857 passed within 50 miles of 11 counties in TX. It was strongest near Cameron County, TX, as a tropical storm on September 30, 1857.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1857

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

Peak strength
Category 2
104 mph, 90 kt
Counties within 50 miles
11
TX
Counties within 100 miles
18
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Cameron County, TX, 0.0 mi, Sep 30, 1857
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
Starr CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Cameron CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Jim Hogg CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Hidalgo CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Zapata CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Willacy CountyTX8.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Brooks CountyTX12.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Kenedy CountyTX19.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Webb CountyTX23.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Duval CountyTX30.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Jim Wells CountyTX46.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Kleberg CountyTX51.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
La Salle CountyTX73.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
McMullen CountyTX75.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Nueces CountyTX76.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Dimmit CountyTX85.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
Live Oak CountyTX86.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1857
San Patricio CountyTX98.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1857

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.