The unnamed tropical storm of 1945

Jul 19, 1945 to Jul 22, 1945Peak 40 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1945 came within 100 miles of 8 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1945

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
40 mph, 35 kt
Counties within 50 miles
0
None
Counties within 100 miles
8
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Calhoun County, TX, 63.6 mi, Jul 21, 1945
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
Calhoun CountyTX63.6Tropical stormJul 21, 1945
Matagorda CountyTX64.8Tropical stormJul 21, 1945
Brazoria CountyTX71.2Tropical stormJul 21, 1945
Refugio CountyTX78.3Tropical stormJul 21, 1945
Jackson CountyTX80.4Tropical stormJul 21, 1945
Galveston CountyTX89.2Tropical stormJul 21, 1945
Victoria CountyTX91.4Tropical stormJul 21, 1945
Wharton CountyTX97.2Tropical stormJul 21, 1945

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.