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The unnamed hurricane of 1945

Aug 24, 1945 to Aug 29, 1945Peak 115 mph963 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1945 passed within 50 miles of 37 counties in TX. It was strongest near Aransas County, TX, as a Category 3 on August 27, 1945.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 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
Category 3
115 mph, 100 kt
Lowest pressure
963 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
37
TX
Counties within 100 miles
64
TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Aransas County, TX, 3.3 mi, Aug 27, 1945
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 stormAug 28, 1945
Fort Bend CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Austin CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Washington CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Waller CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Wharton CountyTX0.0Category 1Aug 28, 1945
Calhoun CountyTX0.0Category 2Aug 27, 1945
Robertson CountyTX0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Matagorda CountyTX0.0Category 2Aug 27, 1945
Burleson CountyTX0.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Aransas CountyTX3.3Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Nueces CountyTX3.6Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Jackson CountyTX3.9Category 2Aug 27, 1945
Grimes CountyTX5.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Colorado CountyTX7.6Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Brazoria CountyTX9.6Category 1Aug 28, 1945
Refugio CountyTX9.9Category 3Aug 27, 1945
San Patricio CountyTX10.7Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Harris CountyTX13.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Kleberg CountyTX13.7Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Madison CountyTX17.5Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Leon CountyTX18.2Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Montgomery CountyTX20.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Victoria CountyTX20.8Category 2Aug 27, 1945
Lee CountyTX23.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Kenedy CountyTX25.7Category 3Aug 26, 1945
Fayette CountyTX25.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Walker CountyTX29.4Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Lavaca CountyTX32.5Category 1Aug 28, 1945
Freestone CountyTX34.9Tropical stormAug 29, 1945
Goliad CountyTX37.6Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Willacy CountyTX37.7Category 3Aug 26, 1945
Cameron CountyTX38.5Category 2Aug 26, 1945
Bee CountyTX41.5Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Galveston CountyTX46.4Category 1Aug 28, 1945
Houston CountyTX47.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Bastrop CountyTX49.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Jim Wells CountyTX50.6Category 3Aug 27, 1945
DeWitt CountyTX52.9Category 2Aug 27, 1945
San Jacinto CountyTX54.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Live Oak CountyTX56.0Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Travis CountyTX59.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Trinity CountyTX59.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Anderson CountyTX61.6Tropical stormAug 29, 1945
Liberty CountyTX62.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Brooks CountyTX62.7Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Gonzales CountyTX64.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Chambers CountyTX64.0Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Karnes CountyTX67.9Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Polk CountyTX69.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Caldwell CountyTX72.1Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Hidalgo CountyTX74.3Category 3Aug 26, 1945
Duval CountyTX77.4Category 3Aug 27, 1945
McMullen CountyTX83.4Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Cherokee CountyTX88.1Tropical stormAug 29, 1945
Hardin CountyTX89.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Hays CountyTX89.8Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Jim Hogg CountyTX92.3Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Guadalupe CountyTX92.9Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Atascosa CountyTX93.3Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Wilson CountyTX93.4Category 3Aug 27, 1945
Starr CountyTX94.0Category 3Aug 26, 1945
Angelina CountyTX96.7Tropical stormAug 28, 1945
Jefferson CountyTX97.8Tropical stormAug 28, 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.