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The unnamed hurricane of 1897

Sep 10, 1897 to Sep 13, 1897Peak 86 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1897 passed within 50 miles of 60 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Jefferson County, TX, as a Category 1 on September 13, 1897.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1897

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 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Counties within 50 miles
60
FL, LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
119
FL, LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Jefferson County, TX, 0.0 mi, Sep 13, 1897
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Montgomery CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Grimes CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Brazos CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Jefferson CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Chambers CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Robertson CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Bell CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Milam CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Liberty CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Burleson CountyTX1.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Cameron ParishLA2.0Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Harris CountyTX4.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Monroe CountyFL4.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1897
Waller CountyTX7.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Falls CountyTX8.9Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Coryell CountyTX9.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
McLennan CountyTX9.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Terrebonne ParishLA10.0Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Hardin CountyTX10.3Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Washington CountyTX10.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Orange CountyTX11.9Category 1Sep 13, 1897
San Jacinto CountyTX13.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Vermilion ParishLA13.7Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Walker CountyTX15.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Madison CountyTX17.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Iberia ParishLA18.7Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Galveston CountyTX19.8Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Lafourche ParishLA21.1Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Williamson CountyTX22.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Lee CountyTX23.9Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Calcasieu ParishLA24.8Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Lampasas CountyTX25.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Leon CountyTX26.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Burnet CountyTX26.9Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Bosque CountyTX27.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Austin CountyTX27.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
St. Mary ParishLA27.7Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Limestone CountyTX28.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Jasper CountyTX28.9Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Polk CountyTX30.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Newton CountyTX32.8Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Jefferson ParishLA33.3Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Plaquemines ParishLA34.5Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Jefferson Davis ParishLA35.8Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Fort Bend CountyTX36.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Hamilton CountyTX36.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Fayette CountyTX37.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Brazoria CountyTX37.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Tyler CountyTX39.1Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Houston CountyTX39.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Hill CountyTX39.9Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Trinity CountyTX42.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Bastrop CountyTX42.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Assumption ParishLA43.0Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Travis CountyTX43.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Acadia ParishLA45.4Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Beauregard ParishLA46.8Category 1Sep 13, 1897
St. Martin ParishLA46.9Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Colorado CountyTX47.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Mills CountyTX47.5Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Freestone CountyTX50.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Lafayette ParishLA52.8Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Wharton CountyTX52.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
San Saba CountyTX56.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Llano CountyTX57.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Comanche CountyTX58.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Allen ParishLA59.3Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Navarro CountyTX60.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
St. Charles ParishLA61.8Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Johnson CountyTX64.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Erath CountyTX64.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Somervell CountyTX65.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Blanco CountyTX65.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
St. James ParishLA65.4Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Iberville ParishLA65.6Category 1Sep 12, 1897
St. Landry ParishLA67.4Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Ellis CountyTX67.4Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
St. John the Baptist ParishLA68.4Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Anderson CountyTX70.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Hays CountyTX70.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Ascension ParishLA71.5Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Angelina CountyTX71.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Evangeline ParishLA71.8Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Caldwell CountyTX72.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Matagorda CountyTX73.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Lavaca CountyTX74.9Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Hood CountyTX76.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Miami-Dade CountyFL76.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1897
St. Bernard ParishLA77.0Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Brown CountyTX77.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Gonzales CountyTX79.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Orleans ParishLA80.0Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Vernon ParishLA80.4Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Gillespie CountyTX80.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
San Augustine CountyTX83.8Category 1Sep 13, 1897
West Baton Rouge ParishLA84.4Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Livingston ParishLA86.4Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Pointe Coupee ParishLA86.9Category 1Sep 13, 1897
East Baton Rouge ParishLA86.9Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Cherokee CountyTX87.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Nacogdoches CountyTX88.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Sabine CountyTX88.1Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Mason CountyTX88.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Jackson CountyTX91.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Henderson CountyTX91.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Guadalupe CountyTX91.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Comal CountyTX93.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Parker CountyTX93.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Tarrant CountyTX94.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Eastland CountyTX95.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
McCulloch CountyTX95.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Rapides ParishLA95.6Category 1Sep 13, 1897
Palo Pinto CountyTX96.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Dallas CountyTX97.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Tangipahoa ParishLA97.0Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Collier CountyFL97.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1897
St. Tammany ParishLA97.5Category 1Sep 12, 1897
Kendall CountyTX97.7Tropical stormSep 13, 1897
Sabine ParishLA99.1Category 1Sep 13, 1897

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.