The unnamed tropical storm of 1863
Sep 29, 1863 to Oct 1, 1863Peak 69 mph
The unnamed tropical storm of 1863 passed within 50 miles of 21 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Galveston County, TX, as a tropical storm on September 29, 1863.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed storm · 1863
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 69 mph, 60 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 21
- LA, TX
- Counties within 100 miles
- 45
- LA, TX
- 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.
| Jefferson County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Galveston County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Vermilion Parish | LA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | LA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cameron Parish | LA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Chambers County | TX | 0.9 | Tropical storm |
| Calcasieu Parish | LA | 1.5 | Tropical storm |
| Brazoria County | TX | 2.6 | Tropical storm |
| Matagorda County | TX | 6.5 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | TX | 7.5 | Tropical storm |
| Harris County | TX | 21.6 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | TX | 21.7 | Tropical storm |
| Allen Parish | LA | 26.0 | Tropical storm |
| Beauregard Parish | LA | 27.8 | Tropical storm |
| Newton County | TX | 28.8 | Tropical storm |
| Hardin County | TX | 32.2 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | TX | 32.9 | Tropical storm |
| Fort Bend County | TX | 33.5 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | TX | 39.7 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | TX | 39.7 | Tropical storm |
| Wharton County | TX | 41.1 | Tropical storm |
| Tyler County | TX | 54.9 | Tropical storm |
| Vernon Parish | LA | 56.5 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | TX | 57.5 | Tropical storm |
| Victoria County | TX | 59.1 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | TX | 62.6 | Tropical storm |
| Refugio County | TX | 64.9 | Tropical storm |
| Austin County | TX | 65.3 | Tropical storm |
| Waller County | TX | 66.7 | Tropical storm |
| Aransas County | TX | 67.4 | Tropical storm |
| San Jacinto County | TX | 69.4 | Tropical storm |
| Colorado County | TX | 70.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lavaca County | TX | 77.2 | Tropical storm |
| Sabine Parish | LA | 85.6 | Tropical storm |
| Sabine County | TX | 86.5 | Tropical storm |
| Walker County | TX | 87.5 | Tropical storm |
| DeWitt County | TX | 87.8 | Tropical storm |
| Goliad County | TX | 88.4 | Tropical storm |
| Grimes County | TX | 88.9 | Tropical storm |
| Natchitoches Parish | LA | 89.7 | Tropical storm |
| San Augustine County | TX | 92.3 | Tropical storm |
| Angelina County | TX | 93.0 | Tropical storm |
| Nueces County | TX | 93.2 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | TX | 93.5 | Tropical storm |
| San Patricio County | TX | 96.8 | Tropical storm |
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.