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Hurricane Debra

Jul 22, 1959 to Jul 27, 1959Peak 86 mph980 mb

Hurricane Debra passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in TX. It was strongest near Wharton County, TX, as a Category 1 on July 25, 1959.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Debra · 1959

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
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
980 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
19
TX
Counties within 100 miles
39
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Wharton County, TX, 38.9 mi, Jul 25, 1959
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
Trinity CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 26, 1959
San Jacinto CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Brazoria CountyTX0.0Category 1Jul 25, 1959
Polk CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 26, 1959
Galveston CountyTX0.0Category 1Jul 25, 1959
Harris CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Liberty CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Montgomery CountyTX2.3Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Chambers CountyTX7.4Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Walker CountyTX11.7Tropical stormJul 26, 1959
Matagorda CountyTX18.5Category 1Jul 25, 1959
Fort Bend CountyTX19.5Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Hardin CountyTX21.9Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Tyler CountyTX29.5Tropical stormJul 26, 1959
Wharton CountyTX38.9Category 1Jul 25, 1959
Jefferson CountyTX39.2Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Jasper CountyTX41.4Tropical stormJul 26, 1959
Grimes CountyTX42.2Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Waller CountyTX42.2Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Austin CountyTX54.4Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Brazos CountyTX58.4Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Orange CountyTX58.6Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Washington CountyTX58.7Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Colorado CountyTX64.6Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Jackson CountyTX67.1Category 1Jul 25, 1959
Calhoun CountyTX68.1Category 1Jul 25, 1959
Burleson CountyTX69.9Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Cameron ParishLA70.2Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Newton CountyTX71.6Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Calcasieu ParishLA79.6Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Beauregard ParishLA80.9Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Lavaca CountyTX82.5Category 1Jul 25, 1959
Victoria CountyTX87.5Category 1Jul 25, 1959
Milam CountyTX87.8Tropical stormJul 26, 1959
Fayette CountyTX88.0Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Lee CountyTX91.9Tropical stormJul 25, 1959
Vernon ParishLA92.4Tropical stormJul 26, 1959
Refugio CountyTX95.1Category 1Jul 24, 1959
Aransas CountyTX96.9Category 1Jul 24, 1959

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.