Has a Hurricane Ever Hit Dallas, San Antonio, Austin or El Paso?

No hurricane centre has passed within 75 miles of Dallas since records began (1851 in the Atlantic, 1949 in the eastern Pacific). The closest a storm came while still a hurricane was the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, 125 miles south of the city on September 9. Counting every strength, 23 tropical systems passed within 75 miles of Dallas: 4 as tropical storms and 19 as tropical depressions. The strongest at its closest point was the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, a tropical storm with 55 mph sustained winds 53 miles west of the city. The most recent was Bill, in June 2015. Dallas's storm record page counts the 4 still at tropical-storm strength or more; the other 19 had weakened to depressions or remnant lows by the time they passed.

3 hurricane centres passed within 75 miles of San Antonio: an unnamed 1886 storm, an unnamed 1942 storm and Celia (1970). Counting every strength, 27 tropical systems passed within 75 miles of San Antonio: 3 as hurricanes, 8 as tropical storms and 16 as tropical depressions. The strongest at its closest point was an unnamed 1886 storm, a hurricane with 83 mph sustained winds 3 miles northeast of the city. The most recent was Harvey, in August 2017. 1 of the 27 came from the eastern Pacific, crossing Mexico first; the other 26 from the Atlantic and the Gulf. San Antonio's storm record page counts the 11 still at tropical-storm strength or more; the other 16 had weakened to depressions or remnant lows by the time they passed.

2 hurricane centres passed within 75 miles of Austin: an unnamed 1886 storm and the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. Counting every strength, 30 tropical systems passed within 75 miles of Austin: 2 as hurricanes, 11 as tropical storms and 17 as tropical depressions. The strongest at its closest point was an unnamed 1886 storm, a hurricane with 79 mph sustained winds 70 miles southwest of the city. The most recent was Harvey, in August 2017. 1 of the 30 came from the eastern Pacific, crossing Mexico first; the other 29 from the Atlantic and the Gulf. Austin's storm record page counts the 13 still at tropical-storm strength or more; the other 17 had weakened to depressions or remnant lows by the time they passed.

No hurricane centre has passed within 75 miles of El Paso since records began (1851 in the Atlantic, 1949 in the eastern Pacific). The closest a storm came while still a hurricane was Norbert in 2008, 359 miles southwest of the city on October 12. Counting every strength, 5 tropical systems passed within 75 miles of El Paso: 1 as a tropical storm, 2 as tropical depressions and 2 as post-tropical remnants. The strongest at its closest point was an unnamed 1929 storm, a tropical storm with 46 mph sustained winds 3 miles south of the city. The most recent was Dolly, in July 2008. 1 of the 5 came from the eastern Pacific, crossing Mexico first; the other 4 from the Atlantic and the Gulf. El Paso's storm record page counts the 1 still at tropical-storm strength or more; the other 4 had weakened to depressions or remnant lows by the time they passed.