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The unnamed hurricane of 1942

Aug 23, 1942 to Sep 1, 1942Peak 115 mph950 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1942 passed within 50 miles of 64 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Calhoun County, TX, as a Category 3 on August 30, 1942.

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Watch how it happened

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
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 3
115 mph, 100 kt
Lowest pressure
950 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
64
NM, TX
Counties within 100 miles
101
NM, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Calhoun County, TX, 0.6 mi, Aug 30, 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
Bexar CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Crockett CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Sutton CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Victoria CountyTX0.0Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Upton CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Winkler CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Lea CountyNM0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Ector CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Reagan CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
DeWitt CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Kerr CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Real CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Wilson CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Bandera CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Edwards CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Medina CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Goliad CountyTX0.0Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Schleicher CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Calhoun CountyTX0.6Category 3Aug 30, 1942
Refugio CountyTX1.6Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Crane CountyTX4.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Midland CountyTX5.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Karnes CountyTX5.4Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Loving CountyTX5.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Kimble CountyTX7.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Gonzales CountyTX8.2Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Irion CountyTX9.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Andrews CountyTX9.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Aransas CountyTX10.2Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Ward CountyTX10.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Guadalupe CountyTX11.5Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Kendall CountyTX11.9Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Atascosa CountyTX13.1Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Uvalde CountyTX13.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Matagorda CountyTX14.9Category 3Aug 30, 1942
Comal CountyTX18.5Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Val Verde CountyTX18.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Jackson CountyTX19.5Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Gillespie CountyTX19.6Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Pecos CountyTX21.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Glasscock CountyTX23.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Bee CountyTX23.6Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Lavaca CountyTX24.1Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Frio CountyTX24.7Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Live Oak CountyTX24.7Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Menard CountyTX26.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Tom Green CountyTX28.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Terrell CountyTX30.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Martin CountyTX31.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Mason CountyTX34.3Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Gaines CountyTX34.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Sterling CountyTX35.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Kinney CountyTX37.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Blanco CountyTX37.6Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Hays CountyTX38.3Category 1Aug 30, 1942
San Patricio CountyTX38.5Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Nueces CountyTX39.9Category 3Aug 30, 1942
McMullen CountyTX40.0Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Caldwell CountyTX40.9Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Zavala CountyTX44.9Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Wharton CountyTX45.4Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Colorado CountyTX45.8Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Concho CountyTX47.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Howard CountyTX50.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Llano CountyTX51.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
La Salle CountyTX52.2Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Fayette CountyTX53.3Category 1Aug 30, 1942
McCulloch CountyTX56.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Bastrop CountyTX58.3Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Dawson CountyTX58.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Coke CountyTX58.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Yoakum CountyTX61.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Travis CountyTX62.3Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Kleberg CountyTX62.8Category 3Aug 30, 1942
Jim Wells CountyTX63.5Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Mitchell CountyTX68.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Maverick CountyTX68.1Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Brazoria CountyTX68.5Category 3Aug 30, 1942
Dimmit CountyTX70.4Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Burnet CountyTX71.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
San Saba CountyTX71.4Tropical stormAug 30, 1942
Runnels CountyTX71.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Duval CountyTX73.7Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Terry CountyTX74.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Borden CountyTX74.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Fort Bend CountyTX78.5Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Jeff Davis CountyTX80.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Lee CountyTX81.2Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Austin CountyTX82.6Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Kenedy CountyTX83.0Category 3Aug 30, 1942
Coleman CountyTX85.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Williamson CountyTX85.7Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Nolan CountyTX86.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Lynn CountyTX88.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Webb CountyTX88.8Category 1Aug 30, 1942
Brewster CountyTX89.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Scurry CountyTX92.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Washington CountyTX92.7Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Waller CountyTX95.2Category 2Aug 30, 1942
Brown CountyTX99.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1942
Lampasas CountyTX99.2Tropical stormAug 30, 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.