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The unnamed tropical storm of 1871

Jun 1, 1871 to Jun 5, 1871Peak 58 mph999 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1871 passed within 50 miles of 40 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Galveston County, TX, as a tropical storm on June 4, 1871.

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Unnamed storm · 1871

How it happened

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

Peak strength
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure
999 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
40
FL, TX
Counties within 100 miles
72
FL, LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Galveston County, TX, 0.0 mi, Jun 4, 1871
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
Fort Bend CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Grimes CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Brazoria CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Henderson CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Van Zandt CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Leon CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Navarro CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Freestone CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Waller CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Galveston CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Harris CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Madison CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Anderson CountyTX2.4Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Brazos CountyTX3.8Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Montgomery CountyTX3.8Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Washington CountyTX5.1Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Kaufman CountyTX5.3Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Limestone CountyTX8.1Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Robertson CountyTX8.9Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Walker CountyTX12.3Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Austin CountyTX14.6Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Burleson CountyTX15.3Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Houston CountyTX19.4Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Ellis CountyTX21.4Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Wharton CountyTX27.7Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Chambers CountyTX27.9Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Monroe CountyFL29.3Tropical stormJun 1, 1871
Falls CountyTX29.4Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Matagorda CountyTX30.4Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Dallas CountyTX32.1Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Colorado CountyTX32.3Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Milam CountyTX32.8Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Cherokee CountyTX34.7Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Hill CountyTX36.4Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Liberty CountyTX37.5Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Lee CountyTX38.2Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Trinity CountyTX38.2Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
San Jacinto CountyTX39.5Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Fayette CountyTX40.1Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
McLennan CountyTX41.3Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Polk CountyTX51.2Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Jefferson CountyTX55.1Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Bell CountyTX58.0Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Rusk CountyTX58.5Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Johnson CountyTX60.6Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Tarrant CountyTX61.4Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Lavaca CountyTX62.6Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Bastrop CountyTX63.6Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Angelina CountyTX64.6Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Jackson CountyTX64.7Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Hardin CountyTX65.5Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Nacogdoches CountyTX66.0Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Williamson CountyTX67.2Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Bosque CountyTX69.2Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Miami-Dade CountyFL73.1Tropical stormJun 1, 1871
Calhoun CountyTX77.0Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Coryell CountyTX78.0Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Travis CountyTX80.2Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Gonzales CountyTX81.4Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Tyler CountyTX83.1Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Panola CountyTX84.0Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Cameron ParishLA85.6Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Caldwell CountyTX86.3Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Victoria CountyTX87.8Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Orange CountyTX88.8Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Somervell CountyTX89.8Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Parker CountyTX90.9Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Hood CountyTX91.3Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
Shelby CountyTX91.4Tropical stormJun 5, 1871
DeWitt CountyTX92.3Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Jasper CountyTX93.9Tropical stormJun 4, 1871
Hamilton CountyTX98.0Tropical stormJun 5, 1871

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.