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The unnamed hurricane of 1886

Sep 16, 1886 to Sep 24, 1886Peak 98 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1886 passed within 50 miles of 29 counties in TX. It was strongest near Cameron County, TX, as a Category 2 on September 23, 1886.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1886

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
Category 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Counties within 50 miles
29
TX
Counties within 100 miles
44
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Cameron County, TX, 0.0 mi, Sep 23, 1886
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.

Counties within 100 miles
Kleberg CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 23, 1886
Kenedy CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 23, 1886
Nueces CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 23, 1886
San Patricio CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 24, 1886
Bee CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 24, 1886
Cameron CountyTX0.0Category 2Sep 23, 1886
DeWitt CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Refugio CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 24, 1886
Lavaca CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Fayette CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Goliad CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 24, 1886
Willacy CountyTX1.3Category 1Sep 23, 1886
Victoria CountyTX2.8Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Gonzales CountyTX2.8Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Aransas CountyTX12.6Category 1Sep 24, 1886
Caldwell CountyTX13.5Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Karnes CountyTX13.8Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Colorado CountyTX15.3Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Jim Wells CountyTX19.8Category 1Sep 24, 1886
Live Oak CountyTX22.0Category 1Sep 24, 1886
Jackson CountyTX22.9Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Wilson CountyTX25.9Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Calhoun CountyTX27.6Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Guadalupe CountyTX28.9Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Hidalgo CountyTX29.0Category 1Sep 23, 1886
Brooks CountyTX30.0Category 1Sep 23, 1886
Wharton CountyTX36.9Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Atascosa CountyTX44.5Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Duval CountyTX45.1Category 1Sep 23, 1886
Comal CountyTX51.9Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Bexar CountyTX52.3Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
McMullen CountyTX52.8Category 1Sep 24, 1886
Starr CountyTX53.3Category 1Sep 23, 1886
Jim Hogg CountyTX56.6Category 1Sep 23, 1886
Matagorda CountyTX61.4Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Kendall CountyTX79.3Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Webb CountyTX79.8Category 1Sep 23, 1886
Brazoria CountyTX80.9Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
La Salle CountyTX81.1Category 1Sep 24, 1886
Frio CountyTX85.6Category 1Sep 24, 1886
Medina CountyTX89.3Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Zapata CountyTX89.4Category 1Sep 23, 1886
Gillespie CountyTX93.4Tropical stormSep 24, 1886
Bandera CountyTX95.7Tropical stormSep 24, 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.