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The unnamed hurricane of 1936

Jun 26, 1936 to Jun 28, 1936Peak 81 mph987 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1936 passed within 50 miles of 20 counties in TX. It was strongest near Nueces County, TX, as a Category 1 on June 27, 1936.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1936

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
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
987 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
20
TX
Counties within 100 miles
33
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Nueces County, TX, 4.4 mi, Jun 27, 1936
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
San Patricio CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Bee CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Refugio CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Aransas CountyTX0.0Category 1Jun 27, 1936
Atascosa CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1936
Live Oak CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1936
Nueces CountyTX4.4Category 1Jun 27, 1936
Karnes CountyTX5.8Tropical stormJun 28, 1936
Wilson CountyTX7.0Tropical stormJun 28, 1936
Goliad CountyTX8.6Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
McMullen CountyTX11.6Tropical stormJun 28, 1936
Calhoun CountyTX14.3Category 1Jun 27, 1936
Jim Wells CountyTX22.8Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Kleberg CountyTX25.1Category 1Jun 27, 1936
DeWitt CountyTX27.8Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Victoria CountyTX29.8Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
La Salle CountyTX31.3Tropical stormJun 28, 1936
Duval CountyTX38.3Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Gonzales CountyTX41.7Tropical stormJun 28, 1936
Kenedy CountyTX44.5Category 1Jun 27, 1936
Matagorda CountyTX50.8Category 1Jun 27, 1936
Jackson CountyTX57.9Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Webb CountyTX60.8Tropical stormJun 28, 1936
Lavaca CountyTX65.5Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Willacy CountyTX70.8Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Brooks CountyTX71.6Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Cameron CountyTX75.2Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Wharton CountyTX83.9Category 1Jun 27, 1936
Colorado CountyTX86.7Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Fayette CountyTX87.1Tropical stormJun 28, 1936
Jim Hogg CountyTX87.6Tropical stormJun 27, 1936
Bastrop CountyTX87.8Tropical stormJun 28, 1936
Hidalgo CountyTX96.6Category 1Jun 27, 1936

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.