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The unnamed tropical storm of 1874

Jul 2, 1874 to Jul 5, 1874Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1874 passed within 50 miles of 12 counties in TX. It was strongest near Matagorda County, TX, as a tropical storm on July 4, 1874.

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Unnamed storm · 1874

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
12
TX
Counties within 100 miles
26
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Matagorda County, TX, 0.4 mi, Jul 4, 1874
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
Jackson CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Victoria CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 5, 1874
DeWitt CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 5, 1874
Calhoun CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Matagorda CountyTX0.4Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Goliad CountyTX11.1Tropical stormJul 5, 1874
Lavaca CountyTX11.4Tropical stormJul 5, 1874
Refugio CountyTX20.7Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Wharton CountyTX24.5Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Aransas CountyTX28.9Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Colorado CountyTX31.1Tropical stormJul 5, 1874
Brazoria CountyTX39.3Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
San Patricio CountyTX55.5Tropical stormJul 5, 1874
Fort Bend CountyTX55.6Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Nueces CountyTX62.4Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Galveston CountyTX65.6Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Austin CountyTX68.1Tropical stormJul 5, 1874
Washington CountyTX76.9Tropical stormJul 5, 1874
Jim Wells CountyTX77.8Tropical stormJul 5, 1874
Waller CountyTX78.7Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Terrebonne ParishLA81.2Tropical stormJul 3, 1874
Plaquemines ParishLA82.2Tropical stormJul 3, 1874
Lafourche ParishLA85.8Tropical stormJul 3, 1874
Kleberg CountyTX86.3Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Harris CountyTX88.1Tropical stormJul 4, 1874
Jefferson ParishLA94.2Tropical stormJul 3, 1874

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.