The unnamed tropical storm of 1908

Sep 16, 1908 to Sep 18, 1908Peak 69 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1908 came within 100 miles of 1 U.S. county without passing within 50.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1908

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; 69 mph, 60 kt
Counties within 50 miles: 0; None
Counties within 100 miles: 1; TX
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Brazoria County, TX, 96.3 mi, Sep 18, 1908
Landfalls recorded: 0; 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

Brazoria County	TX	96.3	Tropical storm	Sep 18, 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.