Brazoria County, Texas Hurricane History

No active tropical cyclones are within 500 miles of Brazoria County, Texas as of Thursday, 10 September 2026. Official forecasts at nhc.noaa.gov.

Since 1854, 51 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Brazoria County, Texas — about one every 3.4 years. Of those, 22 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Beryl (2024), which passed 35 miles away on 8 July 2024.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

3.4

Avg. years between

Years since the last

Storm tracks within 50 miles

TS / TDCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Each line is one storm track, coloured by the strongest category it reached while within 50 miles. The dashed ring marks that 50-mile radius; hairlines are one-degree graticule. Source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2.

How strong they get

Cat 4 · 3Cat 3 · 3Cat 2 · 4Cat 1 · 12TS / TD · 29

The 51 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 3 of them reached Cat 4.

Key facts

Most recentBeryl (2024) — 35 mi away, 8 July 2024
Strongest stormUnnamed Storm (1932) — 130 kt (150 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordImelda (2019) — 0.1 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)Unnamed Storm (1932) — 6.1 miles
Passes within 25 miles27 of 51
Peak monthSeptember — 18 storms (35% of all)
Most active year1871 — 2 storms
Most active decade1940s and 1970s — 7 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi6
Record span1854–2024

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Brazoria County, Texas, September is the most active month, with 18 of the 51 recorded storms (35%). Activity concentrates in June, July and September, together 75% of all storms. The 1940s and 1970s are tied as the most active decades on record, with 7 storms. 6 of the 51 storms were major hurricanes (Category 3 or stronger) while within 50 miles.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
0	0	0	0	0	11	9	9	18	4	0	0

Activity by decade

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Tropical cyclones passing within 50 miles, by decade, 1850s to 2020s. Decades with no storms are shown as empty columns. Comparing two equal 38-year windows inside the aircraft-reconnaissance era: 14 storms in 1950–1987 against 10 in 1988–2025.

1850s	1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
1	1	2	4	4	2	1	1	4	7	1	2	7	6	1	4	1	2

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Beryl (2024)	8 Jul 2024	34.8 mi	Cat 1	73 kt
Nicholas (2021)	14 Sep 2021	3.5 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Imelda (2019)	17 Sep 2019	0.1 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Ike (2008)	13 Sep 2008	44.6 mi	Cat 2	93 kt
Humberto (2007)	13 Sep 2007	45.8 mi	TS / TD	59 kt
Grace (2003)	31 Aug 2003	21.4 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Allison (2001)	5 Jun 2001	8.1 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Dean (1995)	31 Jul 1995	8.4 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Jerry (1989)	16 Oct 1989	26.3 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Allison (1989)	26 Jun 1989	16.2 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Alicia (1983)	18 Aug 1983	15.8 mi	Cat 3	96 kt
Unnamed Storm (1981)	5 Jun 1981	27.1 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Danielle (1980)	6 Sep 1980	14.3 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1980)	20 Jul 1980	16.0 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Elena (1979)	1 Sep 1979	22.1 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Unnamed Storm (1977)	14 Jun 1977	36.0 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1974)	26 Aug 1974	14.5 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1973)	12 Sep 1973	2.1 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Delia (1973)	6 Sep 1973	15.3 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Fern (1971)	10 Sep 1971	46.1 mi	Cat 1	64 kt
Felice (1970)	16 Sep 1970	45.1 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Abby (1964)	7 Aug 1964	27.3 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Cindy (1963)	18 Sep 1963	48.9 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Debra (1959)	25 Jul 1959	14.3 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Unnamed Storm (1949)	4 Oct 1949	9.1 mi	Cat 2	88 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	25 Aug 1947	22.4 mi	TS / TD	58 kt
Unnamed Storm (1945)	28 Aug 1945	36.4 mi	Cat 1	68 kt
Unnamed Storm (1943)	28 Jul 1943	41.9 mi	Cat 1	71 kt
Unnamed Storm (1941)	24 Sep 1941	10.3 mi	Cat 1	82 kt
Unnamed Storm (1941)	16 Sep 1941	44.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1940)	23 Sep 1940	36.5 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1938)	17 Oct 1938	26.6 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Unnamed Storm (1934)	28 Aug 1934	29.9 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1933)	23 Jul 1933	42.9 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1932)	14 Aug 1932	6.1 mi	Cat 3	100 kt
Unnamed Storm (1921)	22 Jun 1921	32.2 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Unnamed Storm (1915)	17 Aug 1915	13.1 mi	Cat 3	107 kt
Unnamed Storm (1909)	21 Jul 1909	12.2 mi	Cat 2	90 kt
Unnamed Storm (1900)	9 Sep 1900	11.0 mi	Cat 3	112 kt
Unnamed Storm (1899)	27 Jun 1899	13.0 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Unnamed Storm (1898)	28 Sep 1898	42.9 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1895)	7 Oct 1895	32.1 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1891)	6 Jul 1891	3.0 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	5 Jul 1888	11.0 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	17 Jun 1888	33.4 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	14 Jun 1886	48.1 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Unnamed Storm (1880)	24 Jun 1880	36.1 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	9 Jun 1871	26.3 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	4 Jun 1871	14.4 mi	TS / TD	46 kt
Unnamed Storm (1863)	29 Sep 1863	19.1 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1854)	18 Sep 1854	14.4 mi	Cat 2	83 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 1 system passed within 50 miles after losing tropical characteristics. These are excluded from the counts above because they were no longer tropical cyclones at their closest approach — but several were highly damaging, so they are listed here.

Storm	Status	Closest approach	Distance	Wind
Beta (2020)	Post-tropical	23 Sep 2020	9.1 mi	25 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1854–2025. Tracks are recorded every six hours and are interpolated to one-hour steps before distances are measured, so closest-approach figures are not distorted by the sampling interval. Distances are measured to the county's Census internal point, not to its nearest boundary, so a storm listed at 55 miles may still have crossed the coastline — see Methodology. Records before about 1900 are sparser and less precise than modern ones, and storms that stayed at sea were less likely to be recorded at all.

Storms that came back

1 named storm in this record passed Brazoria County, Texas more than once.

Allison — 2 passes (1989, 2001)

How Brazoria County, Texas compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Brazoria County, Texas ranks #197 — more exposed than 91.1% of them. Within Texas it ranks #1 of 223, against a state average of 15.7 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 4 Unnamed Storm (1932) passed 6 miles away on 14 August 1932 as a hurricane, reaching 130 kt (150 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Unnamed Storm (1900) passed 11 miles away on 9 September 1900 as a hurricane, reaching 120 kt (138 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Unnamed Storm (1915) passed 13 miles away on 17 August 1915 as a hurricane, reaching 115 kt (132 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1941) passed 10 miles away on 24 September 1941 as a hurricane, reaching 110 kt (127 mph) while within 50 miles.

40 of the 51 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 3.4 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 51 storms spread over the 172 years from 1854 to 2025. 6 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles while stretches of a decade or more have passed with none. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 11 years, between 1921 and 1932. It has been 1 year since the last one; 33 of the 44 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Brazoria County, Texas?

22 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Brazoria County, Texas at hurricane strength since 1854. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 51.

When was the last hurricane in Brazoria County, Texas?

Beryl (2024), on 8 July 2024, passing 35 miles away — 2 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Beryl (2024) in 2024.

What was the strongest storm to affect Brazoria County, Texas?

Unnamed Storm (1932), which reached 130 kt (150 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 6 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Brazoria County, Texas?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 3.4 years — 51 storms over the 172 years from 1854 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby counties

Brazoria County, Texas borders or sits close to 5 other counties with a published storm record. Harris County, Texas has 48 on record.

Harris County, Texas48 storms within 50 mi Galveston County, Texas48 storms within 50 mi Wharton County, Texas44 storms within 50 mi Fort Bend County, Texas42 storms within 50 mi Matagorda County, Texas40 storms within 50 mi