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The unnamed hurricane of 1940

Aug 3, 1940 to Aug 10, 1940Peak 98 mph972 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1940 passed within 50 miles of 36 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Jefferson County, TX, as a Category 2 on August 7, 1940.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1940

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Category 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Lowest pressure
972 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
36
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
69
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Jefferson County, TX, 0.0 mi, Aug 7, 1940
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
Tyler CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Jefferson CountyTX0.0Category 2Aug 7, 1940
Nacogdoches CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Angelina CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Hardin CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Liberty CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Rusk CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Chambers CountyTX1.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Shelby CountyTX1.1Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Polk CountyTX2.3Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Jasper CountyTX2.5Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Cameron ParishLA5.4Category 2Aug 7, 1940
San Augustine CountyTX6.1Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Galveston CountyTX14.4Category 1Aug 7, 1940
Orange CountyTX16.2Category 2Aug 7, 1940
San Jacinto CountyTX19.7Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Terrebonne ParishLA19.8Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Trinity CountyTX20.3Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Cherokee CountyTX21.6Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Vermilion ParishLA24.7Category 2Aug 7, 1940
Sabine CountyTX26.7Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Houston CountyTX27.0Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Harris CountyTX30.3Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Calcasieu ParishLA30.9Category 2Aug 7, 1940
Lafourche ParishLA31.9Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Iberia ParishLA32.6Category 1Aug 7, 1940
Newton CountyTX34.8Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Montgomery CountyTX35.6Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Sabine ParishLA36.5Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Plaquemines ParishLA39.5Category 1Aug 6, 1940
St. Mary ParishLA41.0Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Jefferson ParishLA43.1Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Anderson CountyTX44.7Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Beauregard ParishLA45.2Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Jefferson Davis ParishLA45.6Category 2Aug 7, 1940
Walker CountyTX49.1Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Vernon ParishLA54.6Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Assumption ParishLA55.2Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Brazoria CountyTX55.9Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Acadia ParishLA56.9Category 2Aug 7, 1940
St. Martin ParishLA59.7Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Natchitoches ParishLA62.1Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Fort Bend CountyTX65.9Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Madison CountyTX65.9Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Lafayette ParishLA66.9Category 2Aug 7, 1940
Allen ParishLA67.5Category 2Aug 7, 1940
Leon CountyTX68.3Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
St. Charles ParishLA72.9Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Freestone CountyTX75.7Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
St. James ParishLA77.0Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Grimes CountyTX77.9Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Waller CountyTX77.9Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Iberville ParishLA78.9Category 1Aug 6, 1940
St. John the Baptist ParishLA79.9Category 1Aug 6, 1940
St. Landry ParishLA80.7Category 2Aug 7, 1940
Evangeline ParishLA82.0Category 2Aug 7, 1940
Ascension ParishLA83.8Category 1Aug 6, 1940
St. Bernard ParishLA84.8Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Winn ParishLA89.6Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Rapides ParishLA89.6Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Grant ParishLA89.7Tropical stormAug 9, 1940
Orleans ParishLA91.2Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Austin CountyTX94.1Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Brazos CountyTX94.1Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
Washington CountyTX94.4Tropical stormAug 8, 1940
West Baton Rouge ParishLA97.6Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Livingston ParishLA98.1Category 1Aug 6, 1940
Matagorda CountyTX98.4Category 1Aug 8, 1940
Wharton CountyTX98.9Tropical stormAug 8, 1940

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.