Hurricane Hanna

Jul 23, 2020 to Jul 26, 2020Peak 92 mph973 mb

Hurricane Hanna passed within 50 miles of 11 counties in TX. It was strongest near Kleberg County, TX, as a Category 1 on July 25, 2020.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Hurricane Hanna · 2020

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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From space

Hurricane Hanna on July 25, 2020, about 2 hours before landfall in Kenedy County, TX.

Hurricane Hanna on July 25, 2020, about 2 hours before landfall in Kenedy County, TX.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:58 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
973 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
11
TX
Counties within 100 miles
20
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Kleberg County, TX, 33.0 mi, Jul 25, 2020
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
Kenedy CountyTX0.0Category 1Jul 26, 2020
Starr CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 26, 2020
Hidalgo CountyTX0.0Category 1Jul 26, 2020
Willacy CountyTX3.4Category 1Jul 26, 2020
Brooks CountyTX11.5Category 1Jul 26, 2020
Jim Hogg CountyTX17.9Tropical stormJul 26, 2020
Cameron CountyTX19.8Category 1Jul 26, 2020
Zapata CountyTX20.6Tropical stormJul 26, 2020
Kleberg CountyTX33.0Category 1Jul 25, 2020
Jim Wells CountyTX44.4Category 1Jul 26, 2020
Duval CountyTX47.1Category 1Jul 26, 2020
Nueces CountyTX51.3Category 1Jul 25, 2020
Webb CountyTX56.2Tropical stormJul 26, 2020
Aransas CountyTX66.7Category 1Jul 25, 2020
San Patricio CountyTX67.5Category 1Jul 25, 2020
Calhoun CountyTX78.1Category 1Jul 25, 2020
Refugio CountyTX84.2Category 1Jul 25, 2020
Matagorda CountyTX92.1Category 1Jul 25, 2020
Bee CountyTX93.3Category 1Jul 25, 2020
Live Oak CountyTX93.9Category 1Jul 25, 2020

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.