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The unnamed hurricane of 1943

Jul 25, 1943 to Jul 30, 1943Peak 104 mph967 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1943 passed within 50 miles of 31 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Galveston County, TX, as a Category 2 on July 27, 1943.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1943

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
104 mph, 90 kt
Lowest pressure
967 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
31
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
62
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Galveston County, TX, 1.3 mi, Jul 27, 1943
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
Brazos CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Grimes CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Washington CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Waller CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Milam CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Harris CountyTX0.0Category 1Jul 27, 1943
Burleson CountyTX0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Galveston CountyTX1.3Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Robertson CountyTX1.5Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Chambers CountyTX1.5Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Montgomery CountyTX2.8Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Brazoria CountyTX10.8Category 1Jul 28, 1943
Jefferson CountyTX11.6Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Austin CountyTX12.5Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Liberty CountyTX14.6Category 1Jul 28, 1943
Fort Bend CountyTX14.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Lee CountyTX20.1Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Madison CountyTX25.1Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Fayette CountyTX28.2Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Leon CountyTX28.5Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Walker CountyTX29.1Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Williamson CountyTX30.1Tropical stormJul 29, 1943
Colorado CountyTX32.8Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Wharton CountyTX34.3Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Cameron ParishLA34.3Category 2Jul 27, 1943
San Jacinto CountyTX35.8Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Hardin CountyTX38.5Category 1Jul 27, 1943
Bastrop CountyTX41.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Orange CountyTX44.2Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Travis CountyTX47.4Tropical stormJul 29, 1943
Matagorda CountyTX49.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Houston CountyTX52.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Polk CountyTX55.7Category 1Jul 28, 1943
Plaquemines ParishLA57.5Tropical stormJul 26, 1943
Trinity CountyTX57.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Jasper CountyTX58.9Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Calcasieu ParishLA59.4Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Terrebonne ParishLA59.6Tropical stormJul 26, 1943
Vermilion ParishLA63.4Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Lavaca CountyTX63.5Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Lafourche ParishLA64.7Tropical stormJul 26, 1943
Newton CountyTX65.4Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Tyler CountyTX65.8Category 1Jul 27, 1943
Gonzales CountyTX73.3Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Jefferson ParishLA73.4Tropical stormJul 26, 1943
Caldwell CountyTX73.6Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Iberia ParishLA73.9Category 1Jul 26, 1943
Jackson CountyTX74.8Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Beauregard ParishLA79.7Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Jefferson Davis ParishLA80.3Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Hays CountyTX80.6Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
St. Mary ParishLA82.3Category 1Jul 26, 1943
Blanco CountyTX85.0Tropical stormJul 29, 1943
DeWitt CountyTX91.2Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Guadalupe CountyTX93.9Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Calhoun CountyTX94.1Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Angelina CountyTX94.2Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Victoria CountyTX94.3Tropical stormJul 28, 1943
Acadia ParishLA94.4Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Assumption ParishLA95.9Tropical stormJul 26, 1943
Allen ParishLA99.3Category 2Jul 27, 1943
Cherokee CountyTX99.6Tropical stormJul 28, 1943

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.