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The unnamed hurricane of 1919

Sep 2, 1919 to Sep 16, 1919Peak 150 mph927 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1919 passed within 50 miles of 21 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a Category 4 on September 10, 1919.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1919

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
150 mph, 130 kt
Lowest pressure
927 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
21
FL, TX
Counties within 100 miles
38
FL, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 4
Monroe County, FL, 2.5 mi, Sep 10, 1919
Landfalls recorded
2
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 2Sep 14, 1919
Duval CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 15, 1919
Webb CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
Monroe CountyFL2.5Category 4Sep 10, 1919
Kenedy CountyTX2.7Category 2Sep 14, 1919
Brooks CountyTX9.7Category 1Sep 15, 1919
Jim Wells CountyTX10.2Category 1Sep 15, 1919
Jim Hogg CountyTX12.5Category 1Sep 15, 1919
Maverick CountyTX13.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
Nueces CountyTX14.7Category 1Sep 15, 1919
Dimmit CountyTX16.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
La Salle CountyTX17.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
Zapata CountyTX26.1Category 1Sep 15, 1919
McMullen CountyTX29.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
San Patricio CountyTX37.6Category 2Sep 14, 1919
Live Oak CountyTX37.6Category 1Sep 15, 1919
Hidalgo CountyTX40.5Category 2Sep 14, 1919
Willacy CountyTX41.4Category 3Sep 14, 1919
Aransas CountyTX44.2Category 3Sep 14, 1919
Zavala CountyTX45.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
Starr CountyTX47.0Category 1Sep 15, 1919
Cameron CountyTX54.6Category 3Sep 14, 1919
Bee CountyTX54.8Category 1Sep 15, 1919
Frio CountyTX57.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
Refugio CountyTX57.9Category 2Sep 14, 1919
Calhoun CountyTX59.5Category 3Sep 14, 1919
Kinney CountyTX63.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
Val Verde CountyTX68.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
Atascosa CountyTX68.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
Uvalde CountyTX74.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
Miami-Dade CountyFL75.6Category 4Sep 9, 1919
Goliad CountyTX76.6Category 2Sep 14, 1919
Matagorda CountyTX83.4Category 3Sep 14, 1919
Karnes CountyTX85.4Category 1Sep 15, 1919
Medina CountyTX87.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
Victoria CountyTX89.2Category 3Sep 14, 1919
Edwards CountyTX94.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1919
Wilson CountyTX94.9Category 1Sep 15, 1919

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.