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The unnamed hurricane of 1875

Sep 8, 1875 to Sep 18, 1875Peak 115 mph978 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1875 passed within 50 miles of 62 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Kleberg County, TX, as a Category 3 on September 16, 1875.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1875

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
Category 3
115 mph, 100 kt
Lowest pressure
978 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
62
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
100
FL, LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Kleberg County, TX, 7.7 mi, Sep 16, 1875
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
Montgomery CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Colorado CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
San Patricio CountyTX0.0Category 2Sep 16, 1875
Beauregard ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Austin CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Refugio CountyTX0.0Category 2Sep 17, 1875
Jasper CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Waller CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Newton CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Hardin CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Lavaca CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Allen ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Liberty CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Goliad CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 17, 1875
DeWitt CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Nueces CountyTX1.1Category 3Sep 16, 1875
Harris CountyTX1.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Victoria CountyTX3.0Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Fayette CountyTX3.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Washington CountyTX4.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Tyler CountyTX4.5Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Aransas CountyTX4.6Category 2Sep 17, 1875
Bee CountyTX4.7Category 1Sep 17, 1875
San Jacinto CountyTX5.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Polk CountyTX6.7Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Calcasieu ParishLA7.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Kleberg CountyTX7.7Category 3Sep 16, 1875
Grimes CountyTX10.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Gonzales CountyTX11.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Vernon ParishLA11.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Jackson CountyTX14.1Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Orange CountyTX16.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Karnes CountyTX16.7Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Jefferson Davis ParishLA17.5Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Jefferson CountyTX18.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Walker CountyTX20.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Fort Bend CountyTX20.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Brazos CountyTX21.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Wharton CountyTX21.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Acadia ParishLA22.1Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Calhoun CountyTX22.7Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Kenedy CountyTX26.3Category 3Sep 16, 1875
Burleson CountyTX26.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Bastrop CountyTX27.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Caldwell CountyTX27.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Chambers CountyTX28.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Lee CountyTX29.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Jim Wells CountyTX29.9Category 2Sep 17, 1875
Live Oak CountyTX31.2Category 2Sep 17, 1875
Wilson CountyTX34.4Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Cameron ParishLA34.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Trinity CountyTX38.2Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Sabine ParishLA39.4Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Guadalupe CountyTX39.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Sabine CountyTX40.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Brazoria CountyTX40.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Natchitoches ParishLA41.7Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Angelina CountyTX42.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
San Augustine CountyTX42.1Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Galveston CountyTX45.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Vermilion ParishLA47.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Atascosa CountyTX48.3Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Madison CountyTX50.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Houston CountyTX52.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Matagorda CountyTX52.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Robertson CountyTX52.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Nacogdoches CountyTX53.7Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Travis CountyTX55.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Hays CountyTX55.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Milam CountyTX56.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Brooks CountyTX57.0Category 3Sep 16, 1875
Duval CountyTX57.2Category 2Sep 17, 1875
Williamson CountyTX59.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Willacy CountyTX60.2Category 3Sep 16, 1875
Bexar CountyTX62.0Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Comal CountyTX62.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
McMullen CountyTX62.8Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Monroe CountyFL64.5Category 1Sep 14, 1875
Leon CountyTX65.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Cameron CountyTX70.7Category 3Sep 16, 1875
Shelby CountyTX71.0Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Cherokee CountyTX75.8Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Hidalgo CountyTX78.4Category 3Sep 16, 1875
Bell CountyTX81.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Red River ParishLA82.3Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
De Soto ParishLA82.5Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
Jim Hogg CountyTX84.7Category 3Sep 16, 1875
Falls CountyTX85.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Blanco CountyTX86.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Limestone CountyTX87.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Kendall CountyTX90.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Anderson CountyTX90.8Tropical stormSep 18, 1875
La Salle CountyTX91.0Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Frio CountyTX91.0Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Webb CountyTX91.8Category 2Sep 17, 1875
Burnet CountyTX92.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Medina CountyTX93.2Category 1Sep 17, 1875
Starr CountyTX93.6Category 3Sep 16, 1875
Freestone CountyTX94.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1875
Rusk CountyTX96.6Tropical stormSep 18, 1875

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.