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The unnamed hurricane of 1916

Aug 12, 1916 to Aug 20, 1916Peak 132 mph932 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1916 passed within 50 miles of 27 counties in TX. It was strongest near Willacy County, TX, as a Category 4 on August 18, 1916.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1916

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 4
132 mph, 115 kt
Lowest pressure
932 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
27
TX
Counties within 100 miles
41
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Willacy County, TX, 20.0 mi, Aug 18, 1916
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 CountyTX0.0Category 2Aug 19, 1916
Kenedy CountyTX0.0Category 3Aug 18, 1916
Dimmit CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Duval CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 19, 1916
Val Verde CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Webb CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 19, 1916
La Salle CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Maverick CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Kinney CountyTX2.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Jim Wells CountyTX6.2Category 2Aug 19, 1916
Brooks CountyTX7.3Category 2Aug 19, 1916
Zavala CountyTX7.7Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
McMullen CountyTX16.8Category 1Aug 19, 1916
Jim Hogg CountyTX17.4Category 1Aug 19, 1916
Nueces CountyTX19.3Category 2Aug 19, 1916
Willacy CountyTX20.0Category 4Aug 18, 1916
Uvalde CountyTX23.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Edwards CountyTX24.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Frio CountyTX26.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Cameron CountyTX30.6Category 4Aug 18, 1916
Live Oak CountyTX31.1Category 1Aug 19, 1916
Hidalgo CountyTX31.1Category 2Aug 19, 1916
Zapata CountyTX36.2Category 1Aug 19, 1916
San Patricio CountyTX42.6Category 1Aug 19, 1916
Starr CountyTX42.6Category 2Aug 19, 1916
Atascosa CountyTX48.5Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Medina CountyTX49.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Real CountyTX54.9Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Bee CountyTX55.3Category 1Aug 19, 1916
Aransas CountyTX61.4Category 3Aug 18, 1916
Refugio CountyTX64.1Category 2Aug 19, 1916
Bandera CountyTX70.6Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Karnes CountyTX78.3Category 1Aug 19, 1916
Goliad CountyTX80.0Category 1Aug 19, 1916
Kimble CountyTX80.5Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Calhoun CountyTX80.6Category 4Aug 18, 1916
Bexar CountyTX81.1Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Kerr CountyTX82.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1916
Wilson CountyTX82.9Category 1Aug 19, 1916
Victoria CountyTX99.1Category 2Aug 19, 1916
DeWitt CountyTX99.9Category 1Aug 19, 1916

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.