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The unnamed hurricane of 1938

Aug 10, 1938 to Aug 15, 1938Peak 98 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1938 passed within 50 miles of 17 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Cameron Parish, LA, as a Category 1 on August 15, 1938.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1938

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Counties within 50 miles
17
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
31
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Cameron Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Aug 15, 1938
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Beauregard ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Cameron ParishLA0.0Category 1Aug 15, 1938
Calcasieu ParishLA0.0Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Newton CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Vernon ParishLA1.3Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Orange CountyTX13.7Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Jasper CountyTX16.2Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Jefferson Davis ParishLA21.9Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Allen ParishLA23.0Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Jefferson CountyTX24.9Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
San Augustine CountyTX27.6Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Tyler CountyTX30.3Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Angelina CountyTX32.1Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Hardin CountyTX32.8Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Vermilion ParishLA41.5Category 1Aug 15, 1938
Nacogdoches CountyTX45.7Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Acadia ParishLA48.9Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Evangeline ParishLA52.4Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Chambers CountyTX56.0Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Polk CountyTX57.1Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Liberty CountyTX58.8Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Galveston CountyTX60.0Category 1Aug 15, 1938
St. Landry ParishLA60.5Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Lafayette ParishLA69.5Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Trinity CountyTX74.2Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Iberia ParishLA75.1Category 1Aug 14, 1938
San Jacinto CountyTX77.0Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
St. Mary ParishLA86.5Category 1Aug 15, 1938
St. Martin ParishLA87.8Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Harris CountyTX89.2Tropical stormAug 15, 1938
Montgomery CountyTX96.8Tropical stormAug 15, 1938

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.