Tropical Storm Dean

Jul 28, 1995 to Aug 2, 1995Peak 46 mph999 mb

Tropical Storm Dean passed within 50 miles of 4 counties in TX. It was strongest near Brazoria County, TX, as a tropical storm on July 31, 1995.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Dean · 1995

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
Tropical storm
46 mph, 40 kt
Lowest pressure
999 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
4
TX
Counties within 100 miles
9
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Brazoria County, TX, 0.0 mi, Jul 31, 1995
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
Brazoria CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1995
Galveston CountyTX1.8Tropical stormJul 31, 1995
Matagorda CountyTX27.6Tropical stormJul 31, 1995
Chambers CountyTX32.7Tropical stormJul 31, 1995
Jefferson CountyTX51.6Tropical stormJul 30, 1995
Calhoun CountyTX71.7Tropical stormJul 31, 1995
Cameron ParishLA72.6Tropical stormJul 30, 1995
Orange CountyTX83.2Tropical stormJul 30, 1995
Calcasieu ParishLA98.3Tropical stormJul 30, 1995

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.