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The unnamed hurricane of 1909

Jul 13, 1909 to Jul 22, 1909Peak 115 mph959 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1909 passed within 50 miles of 20 counties in TX. It was strongest near Galveston County, TX, as a Category 3 on July 21, 1909.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1909

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 3
115 mph, 100 kt
Lowest pressure
959 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
20
TX
Counties within 100 miles
37
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Galveston County, TX, 17.0 mi, Jul 21, 1909
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
Brazoria CountyTX0.0Category 2Jul 21, 1909
Lavaca CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Wharton CountyTX0.0Category 1Jul 21, 1909
Gonzales CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Matagorda CountyTX0.5Category 1Jul 21, 1909
Colorado CountyTX4.4Category 1Jul 22, 1909
Jackson CountyTX6.1Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
DeWitt CountyTX8.0Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Fayette CountyTX10.4Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Fort Bend CountyTX10.9Category 1Jul 21, 1909
Galveston CountyTX17.0Category 3Jul 21, 1909
Bastrop CountyTX17.4Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Victoria CountyTX21.5Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Austin CountyTX27.9Category 1Jul 21, 1909
Calhoun CountyTX35.4Category 1Jul 21, 1909
Waller CountyTX37.4Category 1Jul 21, 1909
Lee CountyTX38.9Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Harris CountyTX39.4Category 2Jul 21, 1909
Goliad CountyTX41.1Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Washington CountyTX46.9Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Chambers CountyTX51.6Category 3Jul 21, 1909
Refugio CountyTX59.4Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Burleson CountyTX62.8Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Milam CountyTX64.6Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Jefferson CountyTX64.6Category 3Jul 21, 1909
Montgomery CountyTX65.3Category 1Jul 21, 1909
Grimes CountyTX68.6Category 1Jul 22, 1909
Liberty CountyTX68.6Category 2Jul 21, 1909
Aransas CountyTX70.0Category 1Jul 22, 1909
Brazos CountyTX73.9Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
Cameron ParishLA85.3Category 3Jul 21, 1909
Robertson CountyTX90.8Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
San Patricio CountyTX91.4Tropical stormJul 22, 1909
San Jacinto CountyTX91.6Category 2Jul 21, 1909
Hardin CountyTX93.8Category 3Jul 21, 1909
Orange CountyTX95.7Category 3Jul 21, 1909
Walker CountyTX96.6Category 1Jul 21, 1909

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.