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Hurricane Delia

Sep 2, 1973 to Sep 7, 1973Peak 86 mph986 mb

Hurricane Delia passed within 50 miles of 35 counties in TX. It was strongest near Cameron Parish, LA, as a Category 1 on September 4, 1973.

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Hurricane Delia · 1973

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 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
986 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
35
TX
Counties within 100 miles
69
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Cameron Parish, LA, 77.5 mi, Sep 4, 1973
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
Fort Bend CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Brazoria CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
Colorado CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Austin CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Travis CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Bastrop CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Blanco CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Matagorda CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
Hays CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Fayette CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Wharton CountyTX1.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Galveston CountyTX6.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
Lee CountyTX8.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Burnet CountyTX8.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Waller CountyTX8.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Caldwell CountyTX10.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Washington CountyTX11.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Llano CountyTX14.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Williamson CountyTX14.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Comal CountyTX18.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Gonzales CountyTX19.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Harris CountyTX21.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Lavaca CountyTX23.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Guadalupe CountyTX25.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Burleson CountyTX26.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Milam CountyTX28.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Calhoun CountyTX31.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
Grimes CountyTX32.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Jackson CountyTX32.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
Montgomery CountyTX35.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Chambers CountyTX37.3Category 1Sep 5, 1973
Brazos CountyTX37.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
San Saba CountyTX44.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Bell CountyTX44.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
DeWitt CountyTX45.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Jefferson CountyTX50.9Category 1Sep 5, 1973
Lampasas CountyTX51.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Victoria CountyTX52.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
Robertson CountyTX54.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Coryell CountyTX54.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Aransas CountyTX54.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
Refugio CountyTX54.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
Wilson CountyTX56.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Liberty CountyTX61.3Category 1Sep 5, 1973
Walker CountyTX63.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Falls CountyTX64.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Karnes CountyTX64.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Mills CountyTX66.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Madison CountyTX69.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
San Jacinto CountyTX72.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Nueces CountyTX74.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
McLennan CountyTX76.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Cameron ParishLA77.5Category 1Sep 4, 1973
Hamilton CountyTX77.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
San Patricio CountyTX78.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
Goliad CountyTX78.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Leon CountyTX78.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Hardin CountyTX79.0Category 1Sep 5, 1973
Orange CountyTX86.1Category 1Sep 4, 1973
Houston CountyTX87.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Limestone CountyTX88.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Bee CountyTX90.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
Trinity CountyTX90.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Kleberg CountyTX91.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1973
Polk CountyTX92.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Bosque CountyTX93.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Comanche CountyTX96.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1973
Jasper CountyTX97.9Category 1Sep 5, 1973
Live Oak CountyTX99.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1973

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.