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The unnamed hurricane of 1886

Aug 12, 1886 to Aug 21, 1886Peak 150 mph925 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1886 passed within 50 miles of 57 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Calhoun County, TX, as a Category 4 on August 20, 1886.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1886

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
925 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
57
FL, TX
Counties within 100 miles
89
FL, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Calhoun County, TX, 2.5 mi, Aug 20, 1886
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
Bexar CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Refugio CountyTX0.0Category 3Aug 20, 1886
Menard CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Aransas CountyTX0.0Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Tom Green CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Kendall CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 20, 1886
McCulloch CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Mason CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Karnes CountyTX0.0Category 2Aug 20, 1886
Coke CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Wilson CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Gillespie CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Kerr CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Concho CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Goliad CountyTX0.0Category 3Aug 20, 1886
Kimble CountyTX0.2Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Calhoun CountyTX2.5Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Comal CountyTX5.6Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Nolan CountyTX6.2Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Runnels CountyTX7.5Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Bee CountyTX7.6Category 3Aug 20, 1886
Bandera CountyTX7.7Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Medina CountyTX8.6Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Sterling CountyTX9.3Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Victoria CountyTX9.6Category 3Aug 20, 1886
DeWitt CountyTX11.2Category 2Aug 20, 1886
Guadalupe CountyTX12.9Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Atascosa CountyTX15.0Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Live Oak CountyTX15.9Category 2Aug 20, 1886
Llano CountyTX18.1Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
San Patricio CountyTX19.0Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Schleicher CountyTX19.1Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Coleman CountyTX20.5Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Nueces CountyTX21.6Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Gonzales CountyTX21.9Category 2Aug 20, 1886
Monroe CountyFL23.1Category 1Aug 18, 1886
Irion CountyTX23.4Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Blanco CountyTX24.1Category 1Aug 20, 1886
San Saba CountyTX24.9Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Taylor CountyTX27.8Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Matagorda CountyTX30.2Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Edwards CountyTX30.7Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
McMullen CountyTX31.7Category 2Aug 20, 1886
Frio CountyTX33.0Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Real CountyTX34.3Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Hays CountyTX34.5Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Uvalde CountyTX35.7Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Sutton CountyTX36.6Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Jackson CountyTX38.2Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Brown CountyTX39.8Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Reagan CountyTX41.1Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Jim Wells CountyTX43.1Category 3Aug 20, 1886
Caldwell CountyTX43.1Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Kleberg CountyTX44.4Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Lavaca CountyTX45.8Category 3Aug 20, 1886
Mills CountyTX48.1Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Burnet CountyTX49.8Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Callahan CountyTX50.2Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
La Salle CountyTX52.5Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Travis CountyTX53.5Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Crockett CountyTX54.8Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Duval CountyTX59.2Category 3Aug 20, 1886
Lampasas CountyTX59.5Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Zavala CountyTX60.0Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Bastrop CountyTX64.4Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Wharton CountyTX64.8Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Kenedy CountyTX65.9Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Fayette CountyTX66.7Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Colorado CountyTX66.8Category 3Aug 20, 1886
Upton CountyTX67.6Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Williamson CountyTX70.1Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Shackelford CountyTX70.8Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Kinney CountyTX71.3Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Eastland CountyTX71.7Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Comanche CountyTX73.2Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Dimmit CountyTX80.1Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Val Verde CountyTX80.7Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Webb CountyTX81.4Category 2Aug 20, 1886
Hamilton CountyTX82.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Brazoria CountyTX82.9Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Coryell CountyTX89.4Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Bell CountyTX90.3Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Brooks CountyTX91.1Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Lee CountyTX91.3Category 1Aug 20, 1886
Maverick CountyTX91.9Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Stephens CountyTX93.2Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Fort Bend CountyTX97.8Category 4Aug 20, 1886
Crane CountyTX98.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1886
Erath CountyTX99.3Tropical stormAug 21, 1886

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.