The unnamed hurricane of 1891
Jul 3, 1891 to Jul 8, 1891Peak 92 mph
The unnamed hurricane of 1891 passed within 50 miles of 69 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Matagorda County, TX, as a Category 1 on July 5, 1891.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1891
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- 92 mph, 80 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 69
- AR, LA, TX
- Counties within 100 miles
- 124
- AR, LA, OK, TX
- 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.
| Bradley County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Shelby County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Webster Parish | LA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| San Jacinto County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Nacogdoches County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cleveland County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Brazoria County | TX | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Caddo Parish | LA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bossier Parish | LA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Claiborne Parish | LA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Ouachita County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Angelina County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Harris County | TX | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Panola County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| De Soto Parish | LA | 0.5 | Tropical storm |
| San Augustine County | TX | 2.3 | Tropical storm |
| Matagorda County | TX | 2.6 | Category 1 |
| Montgomery County | TX | 4.7 | Tropical storm |
| Galveston County | TX | 5.2 | Category 1 |
| Rusk County | TX | 6.6 | Tropical storm |
| Tyler County | TX | 6.9 | Tropical storm |
| Dallas County | AR | 6.9 | Tropical storm |
| Fort Bend County | TX | 7.5 | Category 1 |
| Harrison County | TX | 7.8 | Tropical storm |
| Trinity County | TX | 8.1 | Tropical storm |
| Lafayette County | AR | 12.2 | Tropical storm |
| Chambers County | TX | 13.5 | Tropical storm |
| Hardin County | TX | 15.9 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | TX | 18.3 | Tropical storm |
| Cherokee County | TX | 18.8 | Tropical storm |
| Union Parish | LA | 19.0 | Tropical storm |
| Red River Parish | LA | 19.3 | Tropical storm |
| Nevada County | AR | 19.4 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | TX | 19.4 | Tropical storm |
| Houston County | TX | 19.8 | Tropical storm |
| Walker County | TX | 19.8 | Tropical storm |
| Grant County | AR | 20.7 | Tropical storm |
| Bienville Parish | LA | 20.7 | Tropical storm |
| Sabine Parish | LA | 22.5 | Tropical storm |
| Miller County | AR | 25.7 | Tropical storm |
| Sabine County | TX | 26.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wharton County | TX | 27.0 | Category 1 |
| Ashley County | AR | 27.3 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln Parish | LA | 28.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cass County | TX | 28.5 | Tropical storm |
| Clark County | AR | 28.5 | Tropical storm |
| Gregg County | TX | 32.7 | Tropical storm |
| Hempstead County | AR | 34.1 | Tropical storm |
| Waller County | TX | 34.7 | Category 1 |
| Hot Spring County | AR | 37.9 | Tropical storm |
| Grimes County | TX | 40.1 | Tropical storm |
| Natchitoches Parish | LA | 40.7 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | TX | 41.2 | Tropical storm |
| Anderson County | TX | 42.0 | Tropical storm |
| Newton County | TX | 43.1 | Tropical storm |
| Austin County | TX | 43.2 | Category 1 |
| Smith County | TX | 43.4 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | TX | 43.8 | Tropical storm |
| Morehouse Parish | LA | 44.5 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson Parish | LA | 44.7 | Tropical storm |
| Bowie County | TX | 47.3 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | TX | 48.5 | Category 1 |
| Jackson County | TX | 48.5 | Category 1 |
| Upshur County | TX | 49.2 | Tropical storm |
| Colorado County | TX | 52.6 | Category 1 |
| Winn Parish | LA | 52.9 | Tropical storm |
| Ouachita Parish | LA | 53.3 | Tropical storm |
| Little River County | AR | 54.6 | Tropical storm |
| Pike County | AR | 54.6 | Tropical storm |
| Leon County | TX | 55.8 | Tropical storm |
| Morris County | TX | 55.8 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | TX | 56.3 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | TX | 56.3 | Tropical storm |
| Brazos County | TX | 59.1 | Tropical storm |
| Vernon Parish | LA | 59.4 | Tropical storm |
| Camp County | TX | 59.9 | Tropical storm |
| Garland County | AR | 60.4 | Tropical storm |
| Howard County | AR | 61.5 | Tropical storm |
| Henderson County | TX | 65.1 | Tropical storm |
| Sevier County | AR | 66.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wood County | TX | 66.9 | Tropical storm |
| Titus County | TX | 67.7 | Tropical storm |
| Victoria County | TX | 68.1 | Category 1 |
| Beauregard Parish | LA | 69.4 | Tropical storm |
| Burleson County | TX | 70.0 | Tropical storm |
| Freestone County | TX | 70.3 | Tropical storm |
| Lavaca County | TX | 70.6 | Category 1 |
| Grant Parish | LA | 71.1 | Tropical storm |
| Calcasieu Parish | LA | 72.4 | Tropical storm |
| Caldwell Parish | LA | 72.5 | Tropical storm |
| Refugio County | TX | 73.1 | Category 1 |
| Aransas County | TX | 74.0 | Category 1 |
| Van Zandt County | TX | 74.2 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | AR | 75.4 | Tropical storm |
| Richland Parish | LA | 75.6 | Tropical storm |
| Cameron Parish | LA | 76.2 | Tropical storm |
| Red River County | TX | 79.1 | Tropical storm |
| Robertson County | TX | 79.9 | Tropical storm |
| Fayette County | TX | 80.4 | Category 1 |
| Perry County | AR | 80.9 | Tropical storm |
| McCurtain County | OK | 82.9 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | TX | 83.8 | Tropical storm |
| Rapides Parish | LA | 85.4 | Tropical storm |
| Nueces County | TX | 88.4 | Category 1 |
| Lee County | TX | 89.7 | Tropical storm |
| LaSalle Parish | LA | 89.7 | Tropical storm |
| Limestone County | TX | 90.2 | Tropical storm |
| Hopkins County | TX | 90.3 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin Parish | LA | 91.2 | Tropical storm |
| DeWitt County | TX | 91.7 | Category 1 |
| Madison Parish | LA | 92.5 | Tropical storm |
| Yell County | AR | 93.2 | Tropical storm |
| San Patricio County | TX | 93.8 | Category 1 |
| Milam County | TX | 95.3 | Tropical storm |
| Navarro County | TX | 96.1 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | AR | 96.3 | Tropical storm |
| Rains County | TX | 96.4 | Tropical storm |
| Goliad County | TX | 97.7 | Category 1 |
| Kleberg County | TX | 99.4 | Category 1 |
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.