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The unnamed hurricane of 1921

Jun 16, 1921 to Jun 26, 1921Peak 92 mph980 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1921 passed within 50 miles of 32 counties in TX. It was strongest near Refugio County, TX, as a Category 1 on June 22, 1921.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1921

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 1
92 mph, 80 kt
Lowest pressure
980 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
32
TX
Counties within 100 miles
60
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Refugio County, TX, 52.8 mi, Jun 22, 1921
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
Leon CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Fort Bend CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 22, 1921
Grimes CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Freestone CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Waller CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Madison CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Wharton CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 22, 1921
Matagorda CountyTX0.0Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Austin CountyTX1.5Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Washington CountyTX2.0Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Brazos CountyTX2.7Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Brazoria CountyTX5.6Tropical stormJun 22, 1921
Limestone CountyTX7.9Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Robertson CountyTX8.0Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Harris CountyTX8.1Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Colorado CountyTX10.8Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Burleson CountyTX12.9Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Walker CountyTX14.3Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Montgomery CountyTX14.3Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Houston CountyTX20.4Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Jackson CountyTX22.5Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Calhoun CountyTX24.7Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Falls CountyTX27.9Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Milam CountyTX31.8Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Fayette CountyTX32.5Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Lavaca CountyTX35.2Tropical stormJun 22, 1921
Lee CountyTX35.4Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
McLennan CountyTX38.4Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Trinity CountyTX39.5Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
San Jacinto CountyTX42.2Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Victoria CountyTX44.1Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Galveston CountyTX45.3Tropical stormJun 22, 1921
Refugio CountyTX52.8Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Liberty CountyTX53.1Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Polk CountyTX53.3Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Aransas CountyTX55.2Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Bell CountyTX57.0Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Bastrop CountyTX59.3Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
DeWitt CountyTX61.6Tropical stormJun 22, 1921
Chambers CountyTX61.7Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Williamson CountyTX64.8Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Angelina CountyTX67.1Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Gonzales CountyTX67.9Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Nueces CountyTX74.1Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Goliad CountyTX74.5Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Coryell CountyTX75.8Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Travis CountyTX77.7Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Caldwell CountyTX77.9Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
San Patricio CountyTX79.1Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Hardin CountyTX79.4Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Tyler CountyTX85.8Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Kleberg CountyTX86.9Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Bee CountyTX90.0Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Jefferson CountyTX94.5Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Cameron CountyTX96.1Category 1Jun 21, 1921
Kenedy CountyTX97.2Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Guadalupe CountyTX97.5Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Jasper CountyTX97.7Tropical stormJun 23, 1921
Karnes CountyTX99.4Category 1Jun 22, 1921
Willacy CountyTX100.0Category 1Jun 22, 1921

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.