The unnamed tropical storm of 1941

Sep 11, 1941 to Sep 16, 1941Peak 58 mph1001 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1941 passed within 50 miles of 2 counties in LA. It was strongest near Jefferson Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 13, 1941.

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  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1941

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
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure
1001 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
2
LA
Counties within 100 miles
10
LA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Jefferson Parish, LA, 71.3 mi, Sep 13, 1941
Landfalls recorded
0
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
Vermilion ParishLA47.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1941
Terrebonne ParishLA47.8Tropical stormSep 13, 1941
Plaquemines ParishLA52.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1941
Lafourche ParishLA59.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1941
Iberia ParishLA61.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1941
St. Mary ParishLA69.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1941
Jefferson ParishLA71.3Tropical stormSep 13, 1941
Assumption ParishLA83.4Tropical stormSep 13, 1941
St. Martin ParishLA88.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1941
Lafayette ParishLA90.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1941

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.