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The unnamed tropical storm of 1895

Oct 2, 1895 to Oct 7, 1895Peak 40 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1895 passed within 50 miles of 5 counties in TX. It was strongest near Galveston County, TX, as a tropical storm on October 7, 1895.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1895

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
Tropical storm
40 mph, 35 kt
Counties within 50 miles
5
TX
Counties within 100 miles
22
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Galveston County, TX, 0.0 mi, Oct 7, 1895
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
Galveston CountyTX0.0Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Brazoria CountyTX14.0Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Matagorda CountyTX29.7Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Fort Bend CountyTX41.0Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Cameron CountyTX46.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1895
Wharton CountyTX56.6Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Willacy CountyTX61.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1895
Calhoun CountyTX62.8Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Jackson CountyTX68.8Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Kenedy CountyTX69.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1895
Waller CountyTX70.3Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Austin CountyTX76.6Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Aransas CountyTX80.5Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Refugio CountyTX84.3Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Nueces CountyTX85.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1895
Colorado CountyTX85.9Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Victoria CountyTX86.6Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Kleberg CountyTX89.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1895
Hidalgo CountyTX91.9Tropical stormOct 6, 1895
San Patricio CountyTX92.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1895
Washington CountyTX96.2Tropical stormOct 7, 1895
Lavaca CountyTX98.9Tropical stormOct 7, 1895

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.