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The unnamed tropical storm of 1871

Jun 8, 1871 to Jun 10, 1871Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1871 passed within 50 miles of 27 counties in TX. It was strongest near Galveston County, TX, as a tropical storm on June 9, 1871.

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Unnamed storm · 1871

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Counties within 50 miles
27
TX
Counties within 100 miles
51
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Galveston County, TX, 0.0 mi, Jun 9, 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
Houston CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Trinity CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Polk CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
San Jacinto CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Galveston CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Liberty CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Harris CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Cherokee CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Montgomery CountyTX2.5Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Brazoria CountyTX3.4Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Chambers CountyTX4.6Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Nacogdoches CountyTX5.7Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Angelina CountyTX6.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Anderson CountyTX12.1Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Walker CountyTX14.1Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Hardin CountyTX21.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Fort Bend CountyTX23.8Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Tyler CountyTX26.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Madison CountyTX30.5Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Leon CountyTX32.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Jefferson CountyTX36.9Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Matagorda CountyTX37.5Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Jasper CountyTX38.3Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
San Augustine CountyTX39.3Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Waller CountyTX42.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Grimes CountyTX42.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Freestone CountyTX42.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Wharton CountyTX50.8Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Austin CountyTX57.7Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Orange CountyTX58.0Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Brazos CountyTX58.4Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Washington CountyTX58.7Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Sabine CountyTX61.5Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Cameron ParishLA67.2Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Robertson CountyTX67.3Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Limestone CountyTX67.5Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Colorado CountyTX68.5Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Sabine ParishLA68.7Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Burleson CountyTX69.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Newton CountyTX70.3Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Calcasieu ParishLA79.6Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Jackson CountyTX80.7Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Beauregard ParishLA81.0Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Calhoun CountyTX87.8Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Falls CountyTX88.6Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Fayette CountyTX89.7Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Milam CountyTX89.8Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Vernon ParishLA90.2Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Lee CountyTX91.9Tropical stormJun 10, 1871
Lavaca CountyTX93.4Tropical stormJun 9, 1871
Hill CountyTX97.6Tropical stormJun 10, 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.