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The unnamed hurricane of 1900

Aug 27, 1900 to Sep 15, 1900Peak 144 mph936 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1900 passed within 50 miles of 88 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Galveston County, TX, as a Category 4 on September 9, 1900.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1900

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 4
144 mph, 125 kt
Lowest pressure
936 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
88
FL, OK, TX
Counties within 100 miles
154
FL, LA, OK, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Galveston County, TX, 0.0 mi, Sep 9, 1900
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
Fort Bend CountyTX0.0Category 3Sep 9, 1900
Washington CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Brazoria CountyTX0.0Category 3Sep 9, 1900
Jefferson CountyOK0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Milam CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Burleson CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Galveston CountyTX0.0Category 4Sep 9, 1900
Waller CountyTX0.0Category 2Sep 9, 1900
McLennan CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Wise CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Bosque CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Logan CountyOK0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Oklahoma CountyOK0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Canadian CountyOK0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Montague CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Stephens CountyOK0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Hood CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Grady CountyOK0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Garfield CountyOK0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Falls CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Parker CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Johnson CountyTX0.7Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Somervell CountyTX0.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Austin CountyTX1.1Category 2Sep 9, 1900
Hill CountyTX1.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Cleveland CountyOK1.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
McClain CountyOK1.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Brazos CountyTX3.6Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Monroe CountyFL4.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1900
Harris CountyTX4.5Category 2Sep 9, 1900
Kingfisher CountyOK4.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Robertson CountyTX5.0Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Noble CountyOK6.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Garvin CountyOK7.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Tarrant CountyTX7.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Jack CountyTX7.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Grimes CountyTX8.0Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Clay CountyTX9.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Bell CountyTX10.1Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Payne CountyOK12.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Carter CountyOK13.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Love CountyOK13.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Lee CountyTX16.0Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Comanche CountyOK16.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Montgomery CountyTX16.9Category 2Sep 9, 1900
Erath CountyTX17.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Wharton CountyTX17.5Category 2Sep 9, 1900
Coryell CountyTX17.7Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Cooke CountyTX18.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Palo Pinto CountyTX18.7Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Caddo CountyOK19.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Cotton CountyOK19.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Denton CountyTX19.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Limestone CountyTX20.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Colorado CountyTX20.1Category 2Sep 9, 1900
Fayette CountyTX23.0Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Hamilton CountyTX25.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Murray CountyOK25.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Lincoln CountyOK26.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Matagorda CountyTX26.8Category 3Sep 9, 1900
Madison CountyTX28.2Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Williamson CountyTX28.6Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Ellis CountyTX29.6Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Pottawatomie CountyOK30.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Major CountyOK30.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Chambers CountyTX30.7Category 3Sep 9, 1900
Leon CountyTX31.5Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Blaine CountyOK32.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Navarro CountyTX33.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Young CountyTX35.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Wichita CountyTX35.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Archer CountyTX35.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Dallas CountyTX36.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Walker CountyTX37.5Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Bastrop CountyTX38.7Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Comanche CountyTX40.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Liberty CountyTX43.2Category 3Sep 9, 1900
Travis CountyTX46.1Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Freestone CountyTX46.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Tillman CountyOK46.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Pontotoc CountyOK46.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Eastland CountyTX47.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Marshall CountyOK47.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Kiowa CountyOK47.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Stephens CountyTX48.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Grayson CountyTX49.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Johnston CountyOK49.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Washita CountyOK49.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Jefferson CountyTX50.3Category 4Sep 9, 1900
Lavaca CountyTX51.0Category 2Sep 9, 1900
Lampasas CountyTX51.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Seminole CountyOK51.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Collin CountyTX51.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Creek CountyOK52.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Burnet CountyTX52.2Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Custer CountyOK52.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
San Jacinto CountyTX53.3Category 2Sep 9, 1900
Woods CountyOK55.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Dewey CountyOK56.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Okfuskee CountyOK57.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Houston CountyTX58.0Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Jackson CountyTX58.6Category 3Sep 9, 1900
Mills CountyTX59.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Henderson CountyTX64.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Kaufman CountyTX65.1Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Wilbarger CountyTX65.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Gonzales CountyTX66.1Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Baylor CountyTX66.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Throckmorton CountyTX66.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Bryan CountyOK67.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Trinity CountyTX67.4Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Rockwall CountyTX68.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Caldwell CountyTX69.2Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Tulsa CountyOK70.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Hughes CountyOK70.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Jackson CountyOK70.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Hardin CountyTX70.9Category 3Sep 9, 1900
Brown CountyTX71.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Polk CountyTX72.8Category 2Sep 9, 1900
Anderson CountyTX72.9Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Coal CountyOK73.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Calhoun CountyTX73.1Category 3Sep 9, 1900
Cameron ParishLA74.3Category 4Sep 8, 1900
Woodward CountyOK76.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Victoria CountyTX77.7Category 2Sep 9, 1900
San Saba CountyTX78.8Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Shackelford CountyTX78.8Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Hays CountyTX78.9Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Okmulgee CountyOK79.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Atoka CountyOK79.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Fannin CountyTX80.4Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
DeWitt CountyTX80.7Category 2Sep 9, 1900
Hunt CountyTX81.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Greer CountyOK82.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Blanco CountyTX82.9Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Llano CountyTX83.3Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Orange CountyTX83.9Category 4Sep 9, 1900
Callahan CountyTX84.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Van Zandt CountyTX84.8Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Guadalupe CountyTX89.9Category 1Sep 9, 1900
Beckham CountyOK91.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Tyler CountyTX93.0Category 3Sep 9, 1900
Pittsburg CountyOK93.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Coleman CountyTX93.7Tropical stormSep 9, 1900
Roger Mills CountyOK94.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Hardeman CountyTX95.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
McIntosh CountyOK95.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Foard CountyTX95.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Knox CountyTX96.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Haskell CountyTX96.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Jasper CountyTX97.4Category 3Sep 9, 1900
Calcasieu ParishLA99.0Category 4Sep 9, 1900
Ellis CountyOK99.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1900
Rains CountyTX99.5Tropical stormSep 9, 1900

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.