Tropical Storm Danielle

Sep 4, 1980 to Sep 7, 1980Peak 58 mph1004 mb

Tropical Storm Danielle passed within 50 miles of 16 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 5, 1980.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Danielle · 1980

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
58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure
1004 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
16
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
33
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, 50.3 mi, Sep 5, 1980
Landfalls recorded
0
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, 1980
Brazoria CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Wharton CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Galveston CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Matagorda CountyTX7.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Harris CountyTX8.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Chambers CountyTX10.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Jefferson CountyTX11.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Austin CountyTX19.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Cameron ParishLA20.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Waller CountyTX28.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Orange CountyTX32.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Liberty CountyTX33.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Calcasieu ParishLA45.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Montgomery CountyTX45.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Hardin CountyTX48.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Jefferson Davis ParishLA50.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Washington CountyTX51.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Jasper CountyTX58.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Newton CountyTX58.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Grimes CountyTX63.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
San Jacinto CountyTX64.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Beauregard ParishLA69.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Brazos CountyTX70.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Burleson CountyTX72.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Allen ParishLA72.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Polk CountyTX75.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Tyler CountyTX78.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Walker CountyTX78.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Evangeline ParishLA87.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
St. Landry ParishLA92.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1980
Robertson CountyTX97.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1980
Trinity CountyTX99.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1980

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.