Hurricanes that hit Presidio County, Texas: hurricane history

6 storms have passed within 50 km of Presidio County from 1919 to 2023, coloured by intensity on the map.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Presidio County

The record holds 6 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Presidio County, Texas between 1919 and 2023. The busiest month is July, with 2 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength.

  • 6storms within 50 km
  • 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 0at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Presidio County?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression350%
Tropical storm350%
Category 100%
Category 200%
Category 300%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity00%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

Presidio County storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 2 in 2000s.1910s11950s11970s12000s22020s1

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1919, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1910s1
1950s1
1970s1
2000s2
2020s1

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 2 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun1Jul2Aug2Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun1
Jul2
Aug2
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Strongest storms near Presidio County

  • Unnamed storm of September 1919 (North Atlantic)2 September 1919 to 16 September 1919, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 927 hPa
  • Celia (1970)31 July 1970 to 5 August 1970, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 953 hPa
  • Claudette (2003)7 July 2003 to 17 July 2003, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 982 hPa

Most recent storms near Presidio County

  • Harold (2023)21 August 2023 to 23 August 2023, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 996 hPa
  • Dolly (2008)20 July 2008 to 27 July 2008, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 967 hPa
  • Claudette (2003)7 July 2003 to 17 July 2003, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 982 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

A storm that came near several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

Notable storms near Presidio County

  • Celia (1970)31 July 1970 to 5 August 1970, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 953 hPa

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