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Hurricane Nicholas

Sep 12, 2021 to Sep 17, 2021Peak 75 mph988 mb

Hurricane Nicholas passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in TX. It was strongest near Matagorda County, TX, as a Category 1 on September 14, 2021.

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  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
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Hurricane Nicholas · 2021

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Nicholas on September 13, 2021, about 10 hours before landfall in Matagorda County, TX.

Hurricane Nicholas on September 13, 2021, about 10 hours before landfall in Matagorda County, TX.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:55 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
75 mph, 65 kt
Lowest pressure
988 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
19
TX
Counties within 100 miles
34
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Matagorda County, TX, 0.0 mi, Sep 14, 2021
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 stormSep 14, 2021
Galveston CountyTX0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Matagorda CountyTX0.0Category 1Sep 14, 2021
Harris CountyTX2.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Fort Bend CountyTX10.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Wharton CountyTX22.4Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Calhoun CountyTX23.7Category 1Sep 14, 2021
Cameron CountyTX28.1Tropical stormSep 13, 2021
Jackson CountyTX31.5Category 1Sep 14, 2021
Willacy CountyTX35.7Tropical stormSep 13, 2021
Montgomery CountyTX37.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Aransas CountyTX39.1Tropical stormSep 13, 2021
Kenedy CountyTX40.6Tropical stormSep 13, 2021
Refugio CountyTX42.2Category 1Sep 14, 2021
Waller CountyTX42.4Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Austin CountyTX43.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Nueces CountyTX45.0Tropical stormSep 13, 2021
Victoria CountyTX49.1Category 1Sep 14, 2021
Kleberg CountyTX49.3Tropical stormSep 13, 2021
San Patricio CountyTX51.6Tropical stormSep 13, 2021
Colorado CountyTX52.0Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Lavaca CountyTX63.2Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Grimes CountyTX67.5Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Washington CountyTX69.1Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Goliad CountyTX70.1Category 1Sep 14, 2021
Hidalgo CountyTX73.4Tropical stormSep 13, 2021
Bee CountyTX76.5Category 1Sep 14, 2021
DeWitt CountyTX80.0Category 1Sep 14, 2021
Fayette CountyTX83.8Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Brooks CountyTX84.1Tropical stormSep 13, 2021
Brazos CountyTX84.3Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Jim Wells CountyTX91.5Tropical stormSep 13, 2021
Burleson CountyTX91.9Tropical stormSep 14, 2021
Live Oak CountyTX96.9Tropical stormSep 13, 2021

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.