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Hurricane Claudette

Jul 7, 2003 to Jul 17, 2003Peak 92 mph979 mb

Hurricane Claudette passed within 50 miles of 37 counties in TX. It was strongest near Matagorda County, TX, as a Category 1 on July 15, 2003.

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Hurricane Claudette · 2003

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Claudette on July 14, 2003, about 20 hours before landfall in Matagorda County, TX.

Hurricane Claudette on July 14, 2003, about 20 hours before landfall in Matagorda County, TX.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:42 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
92 mph, 80 kt
Lowest pressure
979 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
37
TX
Counties within 100 miles
63
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Matagorda County, TX, 3.2 mi, Jul 15, 2003
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
Victoria CountyTX0.0Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Bee CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 15, 2003
Dimmit CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Calhoun CountyTX0.0Category 1Jul 15, 2003
McMullen CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Brewster CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Maverick CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Zavala CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
La Salle CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Goliad CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 15, 2003
Live Oak CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Refugio CountyTX2.1Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Matagorda CountyTX3.2Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Atascosa CountyTX8.7Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Karnes CountyTX9.3Tropical stormJul 15, 2003
Frio CountyTX9.7Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Aransas CountyTX15.2Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Jackson CountyTX15.2Category 1Jul 15, 2003
DeWitt CountyTX18.3Tropical stormJul 15, 2003
Webb CountyTX20.4Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Kinney CountyTX21.2Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
San Patricio CountyTX24.8Tropical stormJul 15, 2003
Wilson CountyTX26.4Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Uvalde CountyTX29.9Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Val Verde CountyTX30.4Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Jim Wells CountyTX30.6Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Duval CountyTX30.6Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Lavaca CountyTX32.1Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Brazoria CountyTX36.3Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Nueces CountyTX37.2Tropical stormJul 15, 2003
Wharton CountyTX38.3Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Gonzales CountyTX38.9Tropical stormJul 15, 2003
Medina CountyTX39.8Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Terrell CountyTX41.3Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Bexar CountyTX42.5Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Colorado CountyTX47.4Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Pecos CountyTX48.9Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Edwards CountyTX56.6Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Guadalupe CountyTX58.4Tropical stormJul 15, 2003
Galveston CountyTX59.2Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Kleberg CountyTX60.3Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Real CountyTX66.6Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Fort Bend CountyTX66.6Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Fayette CountyTX71.4Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Bandera CountyTX72.7Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Caldwell CountyTX74.7Tropical stormJul 15, 2003
Comal CountyTX75.8Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Jim Hogg CountyTX78.9Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Crockett CountyTX80.8Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Zapata CountyTX81.6Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Austin CountyTX83.4Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Bastrop CountyTX84.0Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Kendall CountyTX84.1Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Hays CountyTX85.4Tropical stormJul 15, 2003
Brooks CountyTX85.4Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Harris CountyTX85.5Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Kenedy CountyTX86.0Tropical stormJul 15, 2003
Kerr CountyTX88.7Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Waller CountyTX93.2Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Chambers CountyTX94.4Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Sutton CountyTX95.0Tropical stormJul 16, 2003
Lee CountyTX99.2Category 1Jul 15, 2003
Blanco CountyTX99.3Tropical stormJul 16, 2003

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.