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The unnamed tropical storm of 1908

Jul 29, 1908 to Aug 3, 1908Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1908 passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on July 31, 1908.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1908

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
58 mph, 50 kt
Counties within 50 miles
19
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
37
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 19.2 mi, Jul 31, 1908
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
Vernon ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Beauregard ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Iberia ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Vermilion ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Jefferson Davis ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Allen ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Cameron ParishLA1.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Acadia ParishLA4.2Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Calcasieu ParishLA6.1Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
St. Mary ParishLA10.6Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Evangeline ParishLA17.8Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Lafayette ParishLA17.9Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Terrebonne ParishLA19.2Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
St. Landry ParishLA24.7Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Newton CountyTX25.4Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
St. Martin ParishLA25.9Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Sabine CountyTX35.2Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Assumption ParishLA42.9Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Iberville ParishLA47.2Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Lafourche ParishLA50.6Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Pointe Coupee ParishLA56.3Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
San Augustine CountyTX58.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Tyler CountyTX59.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Ascension ParishLA61.5Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Angelina CountyTX62.5Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
West Baton Rouge ParishLA63.8Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
St. James ParishLA64.4Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
East Baton Rouge ParishLA68.3Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
St. John the Baptist ParishLA74.8Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Nacogdoches CountyTX76.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
St. Charles ParishLA81.1Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
East Feliciana ParishLA81.2Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Livingston ParishLA82.4Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Jefferson ParishLA85.8Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
St. Helena ParishLA96.8Tropical stormAug 1, 1908
Plaquemines ParishLA97.1Tropical stormJul 31, 1908
Tangipahoa ParishLA99.2Tropical stormJul 31, 1908

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.