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The unnamed hurricane of 1913

Jun 21, 1913 to Jun 29, 1913Peak 75 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1913 passed within 50 miles of 20 counties in TX. It was strongest near Willacy County, TX, as a Category 1 on June 27, 1913.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1913

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
Category 1
75 mph, 65 kt
Counties within 50 miles
20
TX
Counties within 100 miles
31
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Willacy County, TX, 27.2 mi, Jun 27, 1913
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
Kleberg CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Kenedy CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Dimmit CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Duval CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
La Salle CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Jim Wells CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
McMullen CountyTX6.7Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Webb CountyTX6.7Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Frio CountyTX11.2Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Nueces CountyTX11.9Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Brooks CountyTX12.7Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Live Oak CountyTX21.7Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Jim Hogg CountyTX25.3Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Willacy CountyTX27.2Category 1Jun 27, 1913
San Patricio CountyTX34.3Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Atascosa CountyTX35.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Cameron CountyTX35.9Category 1Jun 27, 1913
Hidalgo CountyTX38.5Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Zapata CountyTX45.1Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Bee CountyTX47.4Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Starr CountyTX50.1Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Aransas CountyTX54.6Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Refugio CountyTX56.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Bexar CountyTX66.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Karnes CountyTX68.1Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Wilson CountyTX71.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Goliad CountyTX72.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Calhoun CountyTX73.9Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Victoria CountyTX91.1Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
DeWitt CountyTX91.4Tropical stormJun 28, 1913
Guadalupe CountyTX99.7Tropical stormJun 28, 1913

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.