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The unnamed hurricane of 1942

Aug 17, 1942 to Aug 23, 1942Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1942 passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a Category 1 on August 19, 1942.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1942

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 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Counties within 50 miles
19
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
40
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 69.0 mi, Aug 19, 1942
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
Montgomery CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Walker CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Chambers CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Harris CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Galveston CountyTX1.3Category 1Aug 21, 1942
Liberty CountyTX1.4Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
San Jacinto CountyTX6.7Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Jefferson CountyTX14.3Category 1Aug 21, 1942
Waller CountyTX23.7Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Brazoria CountyTX25.3Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Polk CountyTX26.6Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Hardin CountyTX28.2Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Fort Bend CountyTX33.7Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Washington CountyTX35.1Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Burleson CountyTX38.9Tropical stormAug 22, 1942
Cameron ParishLA40.3Category 1Aug 21, 1942
Austin CountyTX46.7Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Tyler CountyTX48.2Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Orange CountyTX49.2Category 1Aug 21, 1942
Jasper CountyTX55.4Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Lee CountyTX62.6Tropical stormAug 22, 1942
Wharton CountyTX63.1Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Calcasieu ParishLA64.2Category 1Aug 21, 1942
Newton CountyTX65.3Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Colorado CountyTX66.8Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Fayette CountyTX68.2Tropical stormAug 22, 1942
Terrebonne ParishLA69.0Category 1Aug 19, 1942
Matagorda CountyTX69.9Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Vermilion ParishLA73.6Category 1Aug 20, 1942
Lafourche ParishLA77.3Category 1Aug 19, 1942
Beauregard ParishLA79.8Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Plaquemines ParishLA82.3Category 1Aug 19, 1942
Jefferson ParishLA86.5Category 1Aug 19, 1942
Bastrop CountyTX87.7Tropical stormAug 22, 1942
Williamson CountyTX88.2Tropical stormAug 22, 1942
Jefferson Davis ParishLA89.3Category 1Aug 21, 1942
Iberia ParishLA89.6Category 1Aug 20, 1942
St. Mary ParishLA95.2Category 1Aug 20, 1942
Sabine CountyTX97.3Tropical stormAug 21, 1942
Lavaca CountyTX97.8Tropical stormAug 21, 1942

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.