The unnamed hurricane of 1910

Sep 5, 1910 to Sep 15, 1910Peak 109 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1910 passed within 50 miles of 12 counties in TX. It was strongest near Willacy County, TX, as a Category 2 on September 14, 1910.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1910

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 2
109 mph, 95 kt
Counties within 50 miles
12
TX
Counties within 100 miles
19
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Willacy County, TX, 19.0 mi, Sep 14, 1910
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
Kenedy CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 14, 1910
Jim Hogg CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
Brooks CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
Zapata CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
Hidalgo CountyTX11.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
Starr CountyTX15.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
Kleberg CountyTX17.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
Duval CountyTX18.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
Jim Wells CountyTX18.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
Willacy CountyTX19.0Category 2Sep 14, 1910
Cameron CountyTX30.7Category 2Sep 14, 1910
Nueces CountyTX42.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
San Patricio CountyTX64.8Category 2Sep 14, 1910
Aransas CountyTX68.1Category 2Sep 14, 1910
Live Oak CountyTX73.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
McMullen CountyTX73.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
Refugio CountyTX81.0Category 2Sep 14, 1910
Bee CountyTX84.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1910
Calhoun CountyTX85.6Category 2Sep 14, 1910

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.