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The unnamed hurricane of 1915

Aug 5, 1915 to Aug 23, 1915Peak 144 mph940 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1915 passed within 50 miles of 35 counties in TX. It was strongest near Brazoria County, TX, as a Category 4 on August 17, 1915.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1915

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 4
144 mph, 125 kt
Lowest pressure
940 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
35
TX
Counties within 100 miles
66
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Brazoria County, TX, 0.0 mi, Aug 17, 1915
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
Fort Bend CountyTX0.0Category 2Aug 17, 1915
Brazoria CountyTX0.0Category 4Aug 17, 1915
Austin CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 17, 1915
Washington CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Robertson CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Burleson CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Freestone CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Milam CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Limestone CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Waller CountyTX0.7Category 1Aug 17, 1915
Leon CountyTX1.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Galveston CountyTX2.6Category 4Aug 17, 1915
Lee CountyTX5.1Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Brazos CountyTX5.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Falls CountyTX7.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Wharton CountyTX8.5Category 1Aug 17, 1915
Fayette CountyTX9.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Colorado CountyTX9.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Harris CountyTX12.1Category 1Aug 17, 1915
Madison CountyTX19.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Grimes CountyTX19.8Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Matagorda CountyTX21.6Category 2Aug 17, 1915
Houston CountyTX25.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Montgomery CountyTX26.8Category 1Aug 17, 1915
Bell CountyTX27.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Chambers CountyTX27.7Category 4Aug 17, 1915
McLennan CountyTX28.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Williamson CountyTX28.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Bastrop CountyTX30.3Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Hill CountyTX35.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Lavaca CountyTX41.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Travis CountyTX41.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Walker CountyTX42.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Liberty CountyTX44.8Category 3Aug 17, 1915
Jackson CountyTX49.8Category 1Aug 17, 1915
Jefferson CountyTX51.4Category 4Aug 17, 1915
Coryell CountyTX53.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Gonzales CountyTX53.9Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Caldwell CountyTX56.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Trinity CountyTX57.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Bosque CountyTX60.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
San Jacinto CountyTX63.1Category 1Aug 17, 1915
Angelina CountyTX66.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Calhoun CountyTX67.2Category 1Aug 17, 1915
Victoria CountyTX68.6Category 1Aug 17, 1915
Hardin CountyTX69.9Category 4Aug 17, 1915
Burnet CountyTX69.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
DeWitt CountyTX70.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Hays CountyTX71.1Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Lampasas CountyTX76.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Polk CountyTX77.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Guadalupe CountyTX77.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Cameron ParishLA81.8Category 4Aug 17, 1915
Hamilton CountyTX82.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Blanco CountyTX85.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Orange CountyTX85.9Category 4Aug 17, 1915
Jasper CountyTX93.1Category 4Aug 17, 1915
Goliad CountyTX93.2Category 1Aug 17, 1915
Comal CountyTX93.6Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Somervell CountyTX93.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Refugio CountyTX95.9Category 1Aug 17, 1915
Tyler CountyTX96.1Category 3Aug 17, 1915
Hood CountyTX97.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Llano CountyTX98.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1915
Wilson CountyTX98.5Tropical stormAug 17, 1915
Karnes CountyTX100.0Tropical stormAug 17, 1915

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.