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The unnamed hurricane of 1880

Aug 4, 1880 to Aug 14, 1880Peak 150 mph931 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1880 passed within 50 miles of 15 counties in TX. It was strongest near Cameron County, TX, as a Category 4 on August 13, 1880.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1880

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Category 4
150 mph, 130 kt
Lowest pressure
931 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
15
TX
Counties within 100 miles
23
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Cameron County, TX, 0.0 mi, Aug 13, 1880
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
Starr CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 13, 1880
Cameron CountyTX0.0Category 4Aug 13, 1880
Hidalgo CountyTX0.0Category 3Aug 13, 1880
Zapata CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 13, 1880
Jim Hogg CountyTX3.0Category 1Aug 13, 1880
Willacy CountyTX8.3Category 3Aug 13, 1880
Webb CountyTX8.4Tropical stormAug 13, 1880
Maverick CountyTX17.6Tropical stormAug 14, 1880
Brooks CountyTX19.7Category 1Aug 13, 1880
Kenedy CountyTX21.7Category 2Aug 13, 1880
Dimmit CountyTX22.7Tropical stormAug 14, 1880
Kinney CountyTX27.6Tropical stormAug 14, 1880
Duval CountyTX38.7Tropical stormAug 13, 1880
Zavala CountyTX42.8Tropical stormAug 14, 1880
La Salle CountyTX47.7Tropical stormAug 13, 1880
Jim Wells CountyTX53.0Category 1Aug 13, 1880
Kleberg CountyTX58.1Category 1Aug 13, 1880
Uvalde CountyTX62.4Tropical stormAug 14, 1880
Frio CountyTX74.5Tropical stormAug 14, 1880
McMullen CountyTX75.8Tropical stormAug 13, 1880
Nueces CountyTX83.5Category 1Aug 13, 1880
Medina CountyTX94.8Tropical stormAug 14, 1880
Live Oak CountyTX94.9Tropical stormAug 13, 1880

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.