Tropical Storm Dean (1995)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 28 – August 2, 1995

Peak wind
46 mph
74 km/h · Jul 31
Peak category
TS
Lowest pressure
999 mb
Landfalls
1
Texas
Lifetime
5.0 d
Jul 28 – Aug 2
Distance
912 mi
1,467 km

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Dean

Tropical Storm Dean (1995) was a tropical storm of the 1995 Atlantic season. It formed on July 28, 1995, 265 mi WSW of St. Petersburg, Florida, reached its peak of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 999 mb on July 31, 1995, and made landfall near Angleton, Texas on July 31, 1995 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 912 miles (1,467 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
July 31, 1995 · 02:00 UTCnear Angleton, TexasTS 46 mph999 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Pasadena, Texas22 miJul 31 · 06:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Houston, Texas18 miJul 31 · 07:00 UTCTD 34 mph
Cypress, Texas12 miJul 31 · 10:00 UTCTD 31 mph
Austin, Texas74 miJul 31 · 19:00 UTCTD 23 mph
Killeen, Texas50 miAug 1 · 01:00 UTCTD 23 mph
Dallas, Texas66 miAug 1 · 07:00 UTCTD 23 mph
Irving, Texas61 miAug 1 · 07:00 UTCTD 23 mph
Grand Prairie, Texas56 miAug 1 · 07:00 UTCTD 23 mph
Fort Worth, Texas40 miAug 1 · 08:00 UTCTD 23 mph
Arlington, Texas51 miAug 1 · 08:00 UTCTD 23 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 22 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Jul 28 18:00TD 29 mph1009 mb26.2°N 86.6°Wopen ocean
Jul 29 00:00TD 35 mph1008 mb26.1°N 87.3°Wopen ocean
Jul 29 06:00TD 35 mph1008 mb26.2°N 87.9°Wopen ocean
Jul 29 12:00TD 35 mph1008 mb26.3°N 88.3°Wopen ocean
Jul 29 18:00TD 35 mph1007 mb26.5°N 89.4°Wopen ocean
Jul 30 00:00TD 35 mph1007 mb26.9°N 90.6°W186 mi S of Houma, Louisiana
Jul 30 06:00TD 35 mph1006 mb27.6°N 91.7°W150 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana
Jul 30 12:00TD 35 mph1005 mb28.1°N 93.0°W136 mi SSE of Port Arthur, Texas
Jul 30 18:00TS 40 mph1003 mb28.6°N 94.0°W68 mi SE of Galveston, Texas
Jul 31 00:00TS 46 mph999 mb29.0°N 95.0°W24 mi SSW of Galveston, Texas
Jul 31 02:00TS LANDFALL 46 mph999 mb29.2°N 95.3°Wnear Angleton, Texas
Jul 31 06:00TD 35 mph1002 mb29.5°N 95.5°Wnear Sienna Plantation, Texas
Jul 31 12:00TD 29 mph1003 mb30.0°N 96.0°W18 mi W of Cypress, Texas
Jul 31 18:00TD 23 mph1003 mb30.5°N 96.5°W13 mi SW of College Station, Texas
Aug 1 00:00TD 23 mph1004 mb31.5°N 97.0°Wnear Waco, Texas
Aug 1 06:00TD 23 mph1004 mb32.0°N 97.5°W25 mi SSW of Cleburne, Texas
Aug 1 12:00TD 23 mph1004 mb33.0°N 98.5°W26 mi WNW of Mineral Wells, Texas
Aug 1 18:00TD 23 mph1004 mb33.0°N 98.5°W26 mi WNW of Mineral Wells, Texas
Aug 2 00:00TD 23 mph1004 mb33.0°N 98.5°W26 mi WNW of Mineral Wells, Texas
Aug 2 06:00TD 23 mph1004 mb33.0°N 98.5°W26 mi WNW of Mineral Wells, Texas
Aug 2 12:00TD 23 mph1004 mb33.0°N 98.5°W26 mi WNW of Mineral Wells, Texas
Aug 2 18:00TD 23 mph1004 mb33.0°N 98.5°W26 mi WNW of Mineral Wells, Texas

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Dean make landfall?

Dean made landfall once: near Angleton, Texas on July 31, 1995 at 02:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.

What category was Dean?

At its peak on July 31, 1995, Dean was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a central pressure of 999 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did Dean last?

5.0 days, from July 28, 1995 to August 2, 1995. It travelled about 912 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Dean?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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