The unnamed tropical storm of 1874
Sep 2, 1874 to Sep 7, 1874Peak 58 mph
The unnamed tropical storm of 1874 passed within 50 miles of 6 counties in TX. It was strongest near Cameron County, TX, as a tropical storm on September 4, 1874.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed storm · 1874
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 58 mph, 50 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 6
- TX
- Counties within 100 miles
- 6
- TX
- Landfalls recorded
- 0
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Hidalgo County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Brooks County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Willacy County | TX | 4.4 | Tropical storm |
| Kenedy County | TX | 6.2 | Tropical storm |
| Cameron County | TX | 7.7 | Tropical storm |
| Starr County | TX | 12.6 | 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.