The unnamed tropical storm of 1899

Jun 26, 1899 to Jun 27, 1899Peak 40 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1899 passed within 50 miles of 1 county in TX. It was strongest near Galveston County, TX, as a tropical storm on June 27, 1899.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1899

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
Tropical storm
40 mph, 35 kt
Counties within 50 miles
1
TX
Counties within 100 miles
3
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Galveston County, TX, 0.0 mi, Jun 27, 1899
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 stormJun 27, 1899
Jefferson CountyTX55.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1899
Cameron ParishLA84.1Tropical stormJun 27, 1899

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.