Brazos County, Texas Hurricane History

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

Since 1854, 32 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Brazos County, Texas — about one every 5.4 years. Of those, 3 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Beryl (2024), which passed 40 miles away on 8 July 2024.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

5.4

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 2 · 1TS / TD · 31

The 32 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 1 of them reached Cat 2.

Key facts

Most recentBeryl (2024) — 40 mi away, 8 July 2024
Strongest stormUnnamed Storm (1900) — 85 kt (98 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordUnnamed Storm (1897) — 3.9 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)None on record
Passes within 25 miles18 of 32
Peak monthAugust — 9 storms (28% of all)
Most active year1888 — 2 storms
Most active decade1970s — 5 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi0
Record span1854–2024

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Brazos County, Texas, August is the most active month, with 9 of the 32 recorded storms (28%). The primary season runs July to September, accounting for 78% of all activity. The 1970s was the most active decade on record, with 5 storms. 0 of the 32 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	7	8	9	8	0	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: 9 storms in 1950–1987 against 7 in 1988–2025.

1850s	1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
1	0	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	4	2	1	5	2	2	3	0	1

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Beryl (2024)	8 Jul 2024	40.0 mi	TS / TD	53 kt
Edouard (2008)	6 Aug 2008	17.6 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Grace (2003)	31 Aug 2003	7.9 mi	TS / TD	26 kt
Allison (2001)	8 Jun 2001	10.8 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Frances (1998)	12 Sep 1998	29.8 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Dean (1995)	31 Jul 1995	16.0 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Chantal (1989)	2 Aug 1989	15.6 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Alicia (1983)	18 Aug 1983	11.1 mi	TS / TD	39 kt
Claudette (1979)	26 Jul 1979	37.5 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1977)	14 Jun 1977	45.8 mi	TD	—
Carmen (1974)	9 Sep 1974	37.1 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1971)	8 Jul 1971	21.0 mi	TD	—
Felice (1970)	16 Sep 1970	7.0 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1960)	26 Jun 1960	41.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Gerda (1958)	21 Sep 1958	21.0 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Barbara (1954)	30 Jul 1954	40.5 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	25 Aug 1947	21.3 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1945)	28 Aug 1945	5.8 mi	TS / TD	39 kt
Unnamed Storm (1943)	28 Jul 1943	11.6 mi	TS / TD	39 kt
Unnamed Storm (1942)	22 Aug 1942	35.9 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1933)	23 Jul 1933	12.0 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Unnamed Storm (1932)	14 Aug 1932	43.1 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1921)	23 Jun 1921	13.2 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1915)	18 Aug 1915	22.3 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1900)	9 Sep 1900	16.2 mi	Cat 1	73 kt
Unnamed Storm (1899)	27 Jun 1899	25.4 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1897)	13 Sep 1897	3.9 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	6 Jul 1888	45.9 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	18 Jun 1888	25.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1875)	17 Sep 1875	45.6 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	4 Jun 1871	15.3 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1854)	20 Sep 1854	30.5 mi	TS / TD	40 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
Allison (1989)	Post-tropical	30 Jun 1989	39.0 mi	20 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.

How Brazos County, Texas compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Brazos County, Texas ranks #480 — more exposed than 78.3% of them. Within Texas it ranks #32 of 223, against a state average of 15.7 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1900) passed 16 miles away on 9 September 1900 as a hurricane, reaching 85 kt (98 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1915) passed 22 miles away on 18 August 1915 as a tropical storm, reaching 58 kt (67 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Beryl (2024) passed 40 miles away on 8 July 2024 as a hurricane, reaching 56 kt (64 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Alicia (1983) passed 11 miles away on 18 August 1983 as a tropical storm, reaching 53 kt (61 mph) while within 50 miles.

28 of the 32 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 5.4 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 32 storms spread over the 172 years from 1854 to 2025. 1 separate year 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 17 years, between 1854 and 1871. It has been 1 year since the last one; 26 of the 30 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Brazos County, Texas?

3 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Brazos County, Texas at hurricane strength since 1854. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 32.

When was the last hurricane in Brazos County, Texas?

Beryl (2024), on 8 July 2024, passing 40 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 Brazos County, Texas?

Unnamed Storm (1900), which reached 85 kt (98 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 16 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Brazos County, Texas?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 5.4 years — 32 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

Brazos County, Texas borders or sits close to 6 other counties with a published storm record. Grimes County, Texas has 36 on record.

Grimes County, Texas36 storms within 50 mi Washington County, Texas34 storms within 50 mi Madison County, Texas34 storms within 50 mi Burleson County, Texas31 storms within 50 mi Robertson County, Texas29 storms within 50 mi Leon County, Texas28 storms within 50 mi