The unnamed hurricane of 1941
Sep 17, 1941 to Sep 27, 1941Peak 127 mph985 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1941 passed within 50 miles of 155 counties in 6 states. It was strongest near Matagorda County, TX, as a Category 3 on September 23, 1941.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1941
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- 127 mph, 110 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 155
- AR, IL, KY, LA, MO, TX
- Counties within 100 miles
- 268
- AR, IL, KY, LA, MO, MS, OK, TN, TX
- 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.
| Montgomery County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Fort Bend County | TX | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Panola County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| San Jacinto County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Brazoria County | TX | 0.0 | Category 3 |
| Nacogdoches County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Independence County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Trinity County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Pulaski County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bossier Parish | LA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | MO | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Harris County | TX | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Harrison County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lawrence County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Dallas County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Grant County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Angelina County | TX | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | IL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | IL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bollinger County | MO | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Matagorda County | TX | 0.0 | Category 3 |
| White County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Nevada County | AR | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Caddo Parish | LA | 1.3 | Tropical storm |
| Butler County | MO | 2.4 | Tropical storm |
| Clark County | AR | 2.6 | Tropical storm |
| Cherokee County | TX | 2.7 | Tropical storm |
| Stoddard County | MO | 2.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lonoke County | AR | 3.6 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | AR | 3.9 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | AR | 6.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lafayette County | AR | 6.5 | Tropical storm |
| Ripley County | MO | 7.2 | Tropical storm |
| Houston County | TX | 7.4 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | TX | 7.5 | Tropical storm |
| Ouachita County | AR | 7.9 | Tropical storm |
| Perry County | IL | 8.0 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | IL | 8.0 | Tropical storm |
| Prairie County | AR | 8.6 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | IL | 8.7 | Tropical storm |
| Rusk County | TX | 8.8 | Tropical storm |
| Craighead County | AR | 8.8 | Tropical storm |
| Shelby County | TX | 8.8 | Tropical storm |
| Saline County | AR | 8.8 | Tropical storm |
| Walker County | TX | 9.5 | Tropical storm |
| Perry County | MO | 10.3 | Tropical storm |
| Webster Parish | LA | 10.5 | Tropical storm |
| Hot Spring County | AR | 11.1 | Tropical storm |
| Woodruff County | AR | 11.1 | Tropical storm |
| Clinton County | IL | 12.0 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | TX | 12.1 | Tropical storm |
| Faulkner County | AR | 13.1 | Tropical storm |
| Miller County | AR | 13.1 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | TX | 13.3 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | AR | 13.4 | Tropical storm |
| Cleburne County | AR | 13.6 | Tropical storm |
| Waller County | TX | 13.6 | Category 1 |
| Cape Girardeau County | MO | 13.9 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | IL | 14.5 | Tropical storm |
| Wharton County | TX | 14.6 | Category 1 |
| Madison County | MO | 14.8 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | AR | 15.3 | Tropical storm |
| Sharp County | AR | 16.3 | Tropical storm |
| Hempstead County | AR | 16.4 | Tropical storm |
| Cass County | TX | 16.4 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | AR | 16.8 | Tropical storm |
| De Soto Parish | LA | 17.1 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | AR | 17.2 | Tropical storm |
| Claiborne Parish | LA | 17.5 | Tropical storm |
| San Augustine County | TX | 18.0 | Tropical storm |
| Scott County | MO | 18.4 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | IL | 18.6 | Tropical storm |
| Williamson County | IL | 19.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cleveland County | AR | 19.2 | Tropical storm |
| Carter County | MO | 20.3 | Tropical storm |
| Garland County | AR | 20.4 | Tropical storm |
| Poinsett County | AR | 20.5 | Tropical storm |
| Gregg County | TX | 20.6 | Tropical storm |
| St. Francois County | MO | 21.5 | Tropical storm |
| Ste. Genevieve County | MO | 22.0 | Tropical storm |
| Grimes County | TX | 22.2 | Tropical storm |
| Hamilton County | IL | 22.2 | Tropical storm |
| Alexander County | IL | 22.3 | Tropical storm |
| Anderson County | TX | 22.4 | Tropical storm |
| Dunklin County | MO | 22.4 | Tropical storm |
| Galveston County | TX | 22.5 | Category 1 |
| Stone County | AR | 23.3 | Tropical storm |
| Oregon County | MO | 23.8 | Tropical storm |
| Austin County | TX | 24.6 | Category 1 |
| Cross County | AR | 25.1 | Tropical storm |
| Tyler County | TX | 25.5 | Tropical storm |
| Perry County | AR | 25.8 | Tropical storm |
| St. Clair County | IL | 26.8 | Tropical storm |
| Iron County | MO | 27.2 | Tropical storm |
| Reynolds County | MO | 27.7 | Tropical storm |
| New Madrid County | MO | 28.3 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | TX | 28.4 | Tropical storm |
| Izard County | AR | 28.8 | Tropical storm |
| Van Buren County | AR | 28.9 | Tropical storm |
| Bond County | IL | 29.4 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | AR | 29.7 | Tropical storm |
| Pike County | AR | 30.0 | Tropical storm |
| Smith County | TX | 30.2 | Tropical storm |
| Fulton County | AR | 30.5 | Tropical storm |
| Johnson County | IL | 31.2 | Tropical storm |
| Red River Parish | LA | 31.2 | Tropical storm |
| Arkansas County | AR | 31.3 | Tropical storm |
| Hardin County | TX | 32.7 | Tropical storm |
| Conway County | AR | 32.8 | Tropical storm |
| Chambers County | TX | 33.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bowie County | TX | 33.1 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | IL | 33.1 | Tropical storm |
| Bradley County | AR | 33.1 | Tropical storm |
| Colorado County | TX | 34.6 | Category 1 |
| Sabine Parish | LA | 34.7 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | IL | 34.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | AR | 35.3 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | TX | 35.4 | Tropical storm |
| Bienville Parish | LA | 36.1 | Tropical storm |
| Pulaski County | IL | 36.1 | Tropical storm |
| Little River County | AR | 36.3 | Tropical storm |
| Saline County | IL | 36.4 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | TX | 37.0 | Category 1 |
| St. Francis County | AR | 37.8 | Tropical storm |
| Leon County | TX | 38.5 | Tropical storm |
| Upshur County | TX | 39.4 | Tropical storm |
| Mississippi County | AR | 39.8 | Tropical storm |
| Mississippi County | MO | 39.8 | Tropical storm |
| White County | IL | 39.9 | Tropical storm |
| Howard County | AR | 40.2 | Tropical storm |
| Shannon County | MO | 40.9 | Tropical storm |
| Sabine County | TX | 41.4 | Tropical storm |
| Pemiscot County | MO | 41.4 | Tropical storm |
| Brazos County | TX | 42.7 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | TX | 42.9 | Category 2 |
| Montgomery County | AR | 43.3 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | AR | 43.4 | Tropical storm |
| Union Parish | LA | 43.4 | Tropical storm |
| Morris County | TX | 43.8 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | MO | 44.3 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | TX | 44.7 | Category 3 |
| Ballard County | KY | 46.5 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | MO | 46.9 | Tropical storm |
| Pope County | IL | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Howell County | MO | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sevier County | AR | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln Parish | LA | 47.3 | Tropical storm |
| Camp County | TX | 47.9 | Tropical storm |
| Drew County | AR | 48.0 | Tropical storm |
| Fulton County | KY | 48.2 | Tropical storm |
| Massac County | IL | 49.1 | Tropical storm |
| Gallatin County | IL | 49.2 | Tropical storm |
| Pope County | AR | 49.5 | Tropical storm |
| Henderson County | TX | 50.7 | Tropical storm |
| Crittenden County | AR | 51.1 | Tropical storm |
| Yell County | AR | 51.5 | Tropical storm |
| Lake County | TN | 51.8 | Tropical storm |
| Burleson County | TX | 52.2 | Tropical storm |
| Freestone County | TX | 52.9 | Tropical storm |
| Baxter County | AR | 53.2 | Tropical storm |
| Natchitoches Parish | LA | 53.7 | Tropical storm |
| McCracken County | KY | 53.9 | Tropical storm |
| Carlisle County | KY | 54.1 | Tropical storm |
| Wood County | TX | 55.0 | Tropical storm |
| Searcy County | AR | 55.2 | Tropical storm |
| Phillips County | AR | 55.6 | Tropical storm |
| Titus County | TX | 55.8 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | TX | 57.7 | Tropical storm |
| Lavaca County | TX | 58.0 | Category 1 |
| St. Louis County | MO | 58.0 | Tropical storm |
| Fayette County | TX | 59.2 | Category 1 |
| Hickman County | KY | 59.6 | Tropical storm |
| Desha County | AR | 59.7 | Tropical storm |
| Dent County | MO | 60.2 | Tropical storm |
| Obion County | TN | 60.6 | Tropical storm |
| Van Zandt County | TX | 60.6 | Tropical storm |
| Ashley County | AR | 61.1 | Tropical storm |
| St. Louis city | MO | 61.7 | Tropical storm |
| Hardin County | IL | 62.2 | Tropical storm |
| Newton County | TX | 62.5 | Tropical storm |
| Dyer County | TN | 62.7 | Tropical storm |
| Robertson County | TX | 62.9 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | AR | 63.2 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson Parish | LA | 63.3 | Tropical storm |
| Victoria County | TX | 63.5 | Category 3 |
| St. Charles County | MO | 63.9 | Tropical storm |
| Livingston County | KY | 65.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lauderdale County | TN | 65.7 | Tropical storm |
| Tipton County | TN | 65.8 | Tropical storm |
| McCurtain County | OK | 66.2 | Tropical storm |
| Red River County | TX | 66.2 | Tropical storm |
| Texas County | MO | 66.5 | Tropical storm |
| Ozark County | MO | 66.5 | Tropical storm |
| Graves County | KY | 67.5 | Tropical storm |
| Winn Parish | LA | 67.6 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | KY | 68.5 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | AR | 68.9 | Tropical storm |
| Crawford County | MO | 69.8 | Tropical storm |
| Crittenden County | KY | 70.1 | Tropical storm |
| Henderson County | KY | 70.4 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | TX | 70.7 | Tropical storm |
| Shelby County | TN | 71.2 | Tropical storm |
| Logan County | AR | 71.5 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | TX | 72.6 | Tropical storm |
| Jersey County | IL | 72.8 | Tropical storm |
| Tunica County | MS | 73.1 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | TX | 73.1 | Tropical storm |
| Limestone County | TX | 73.2 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | MO | 73.5 | Tropical storm |
| Morehouse Parish | LA | 73.7 | Tropical storm |
| Ouachita Parish | LA | 74.0 | Tropical storm |
| Refugio County | TX | 74.2 | Category 3 |
| Vernon Parish | LA | 74.4 | Tropical storm |
| Scott County | AR | 74.5 | Tropical storm |
| Newton County | AR | 75.4 | Tropical storm |
| DeSoto County | MS | 76.1 | Tropical storm |
| Johnson County | AR | 76.3 | Tropical storm |
| Navarro County | TX | 76.5 | Tropical storm |
| Aransas County | TX | 77.0 | Category 3 |
| Coahoma County | MS | 77.7 | Tropical storm |
| Douglas County | MO | 78.0 | Tropical storm |
| Milam County | TX | 78.8 | Tropical storm |
| Hopkins County | TX | 79.1 | Tropical storm |
| Bolivar County | MS | 79.5 | Tropical storm |
| Chicot County | AR | 80.2 | Tropical storm |
| Marshall County | KY | 80.7 | Tropical storm |
| Gibson County | TN | 81.1 | Tropical storm |
| DeWitt County | TX | 83.1 | Category 1 |
| Weakley County | TN | 83.1 | Tropical storm |
| Grant Parish | LA | 83.4 | Tropical storm |
| Haywood County | TN | 85.0 | Tropical storm |
| Rains County | TX | 85.0 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | IL | 85.1 | Tropical storm |
| Crockett County | TN | 85.8 | Tropical storm |
| Webster County | KY | 87.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bastrop County | TX | 87.0 | Category 1 |
| Beauregard Parish | LA | 87.1 | Tropical storm |
| Lyon County | KY | 87.1 | Tropical storm |
| Boone County | AR | 88.6 | Tropical storm |
| Falls County | TX | 88.9 | Tropical storm |
| Caldwell County | KY | 89.2 | Tropical storm |
| Phelps County | MO | 89.7 | Tropical storm |
| Calloway County | KY | 90.0 | Tropical storm |
| Calcasieu Parish | LA | 90.0 | Tropical storm |
| Kaufman County | TX | 90.9 | Tropical storm |
| Caldwell Parish | LA | 91.7 | Tropical storm |
| Tate County | MS | 91.9 | Tropical storm |
| Gonzales County | TX | 91.9 | Category 1 |
| Washington County | MS | 92.1 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | MO | 92.4 | Tropical storm |
| Fayette County | TN | 92.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | MO | 94.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cameron Parish | LA | 94.4 | Tropical storm |
| Goliad County | TX | 94.4 | Category 3 |
| Quitman County | MS | 94.6 | Tropical storm |
| Delta County | TX | 94.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lamar County | TX | 94.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wright County | MO | 95.1 | Tropical storm |
| Taney County | MO | 97.2 | Tropical storm |
| Hopkins County | KY | 97.2 | Tropical storm |
| Rapides Parish | LA | 97.5 | Tropical storm |
| Gasconade County | MO | 97.7 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | AR | 98.2 | Tropical storm |
| Henry County | TN | 98.4 | Tropical storm |
| Nueces County | TX | 99.5 | Category 3 |
| McLean County | KY | 99.5 | Tropical storm |
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.