Calhoun County, Texas Hurricane History

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

Since 1851, 37 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Calhoun County, Texas — about one every 4.7 years. Of those, 16 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Beryl (2024), which passed 37 miles away on 8 July 2024.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

4.7

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 · 2Cat 2 · 3Cat 1 · 9TS / TD · 20

The 37 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 3 of them reached Cat 4.

Key facts

Most recentBeryl (2024) — 37 mi away, 8 July 2024
Strongest stormUnnamed Storm (1886) — 130 kt (150 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordClaudette (2003) — 1.9 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)Carla (1961) — 4.4 miles
Passes within 25 miles15 of 37
Peak monthSeptember — 12 storms (32% of all)
Most active year1886 — 2 storms
Most active decade1970s — 5 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi5
Record span1851–2024

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Calhoun County, Texas, September is the most active month, with 12 of the 37 recorded storms (32%). Activity concentrates in June, August and September, together 81% of all storms. The 1970s was the most active decade on record, with 5 storms. 5 of the 37 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	10	7	8	12	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: 10 storms in 1950–1987 against 9 in 1988–2025.

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

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Beryl (2024)	8 Jul 2024	36.9 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Nicholas (2021)	14 Sep 2021	36.0 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Beta (2020)	22 Sep 2020	6.9 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Harvey (2017)	28 Aug 2017	12.0 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Bill (2015)	16 Jun 2015	11.3 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Erin (2007)	16 Aug 2007	36.2 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Claudette (2003)	15 Jul 2003	1.9 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Fay (2002)	7 Sep 2002	17.4 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Frances (1998)	11 Sep 1998	25.7 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1981)	5 Jun 1981	32.8 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Elena (1979)	1 Sep 1979	47.5 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1977)	14 Jun 1977	46.0 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1973)	11 Sep 1973	45.5 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Delia (1973)	5 Sep 1973	39.6 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Fern (1971)	10 Sep 1971	10.9 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Candy (1968)	24 Jun 1968	39.0 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Abby (1964)	8 Aug 1964	28.2 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Cindy (1963)	19 Sep 1963	43.4 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Carla (1961)	11 Sep 1961	4.4 mi	Cat 3	112 kt
Unnamed Storm (1945)	27 Aug 1945	5.6 mi	Cat 2	95 kt
Unnamed Storm (1942)	30 Aug 1942	9.9 mi	Cat 3	100 kt
Unnamed Storm (1936)	27 Jun 1936	45.4 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1934)	25 Jul 1934	25.0 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Unnamed Storm (1933)	23 Jul 1933	36.9 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1929)	28 Jun 1929	3.7 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Unnamed Storm (1921)	22 Jun 1921	41.5 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Unnamed Storm (1902)	27 Jun 1902	39.8 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	10 Jul 1901	29.2 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	24 Sep 1886	50.0 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	20 Aug 1886	27.1 mi	Cat 4	130 kt
Unnamed Storm (1881)	13 Aug 1881	34.8 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1880)	24 Jun 1880	45.6 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1875)	17 Sep 1875	43.9 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Unnamed Storm (1874)	4 Jul 1874	15.2 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1869)	17 Aug 1869	23.6 mi	Cat 2	90 kt
Unnamed Storm (1866)	15 Jul 1866	5.3 mi	Cat 2	85 kt
Unnamed Storm (1851)	25 Jun 1851	20.4 mi	Cat 1	80 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

No system on record passed within 50 miles of Calhoun County, Texas after losing tropical characteristics, so every storm listed above was still a tropical or subtropical cyclone at its closest approach.

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1851–2025. 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 Calhoun County, Texas compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Calhoun County, Texas ranks #386 — more exposed than 82.5% of them. Within Texas it ranks #16 of 223, against a state average of 15.7 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 4 Unnamed Storm (1886) passed 27 miles away on 20 August 1886 as a hurricane, reaching 130 kt (150 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Carla (1961) passed 4 miles away on 11 September 1961 as a hurricane, reaching 125 kt (144 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 4 Harvey (2017) passed 12 miles away on 28 August 2017 as a tropical storm, reaching 115 kt (132 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1945) passed 6 miles away on 27 August 1945 as a hurricane, reaching 100 kt (115 mph) while within 50 miles.

30 of the 37 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 4.7 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 37 storms spread over the 175 years from 1851 to 2025. 2 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 19 years, between 1902 and 1921. It has been 1 year since the last one; 27 of the 34 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Calhoun County, Texas?

16 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Calhoun County, Texas at hurricane strength since 1851. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 37.

When was the last hurricane in Calhoun County, Texas?

Beryl (2024), on 8 July 2024, passing 37 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 Calhoun County, Texas?

Unnamed Storm (1886), which reached 130 kt (150 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 27 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Calhoun County, Texas?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 4.7 years — 37 storms over the 175 years from 1851 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby counties

Calhoun County, Texas borders or sits close to 5 other counties with a published storm record. Matagorda County, Texas has 40 on record.

Matagorda County, Texas40 storms within 50 mi Aransas County, Texas33 storms within 50 mi Refugio County, Texas33 storms within 50 mi Jackson County, Texas33 storms within 50 mi Victoria County, Texas32 storms within 50 mi