Tropical Storm Alma

Jun 14, 1958 to Jun 16, 1958Peak 63 mph

Tropical Storm Alma passed within 50 miles of 5 counties in TX. It was strongest near Cameron County, TX, as a tropical storm on June 15, 1958.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Alma · 1958

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
Tropical storm
63 mph, 55 kt
Counties within 50 miles
5
TX
Counties within 100 miles
5
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Cameron County, TX, 30.8 mi, Jun 15, 1958
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
Starr CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJun 15, 1958
Hidalgo CountyTX5.3Tropical stormJun 15, 1958
Cameron CountyTX30.8Tropical stormJun 15, 1958
Willacy CountyTX39.6Tropical stormJun 15, 1958
Kenedy CountyTX47.5Tropical stormJun 15, 1958

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.