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The unnamed tropical storm of 1949

Sep 3, 1949 to Sep 5, 1949Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1949 passed within 50 miles of 33 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 4, 1949.

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Unnamed storm · 1949

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Counties within 50 miles
33
LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
49
LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 4, 1949
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
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
St. Helena ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Livingston ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Amite CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Lincoln CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1949
Terrebonne ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
St. James ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Ascension ParishLA1.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Franklin CountyMS3.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1949
Pike CountyMS4.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1949
St. John the Baptist ParishLA5.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Tangipahoa ParishLA6.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
East Baton Rouge ParishLA6.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
East Feliciana ParishLA8.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Assumption ParishLA9.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
St. Charles ParishLA11.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Iberville ParishLA13.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Jefferson CountyMS16.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1949
Walthall CountyMS17.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1949
Washington ParishLA19.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
West Baton Rouge ParishLA20.5Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Wilkinson CountyMS23.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
St. Martin ParishLA23.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
St. Mary ParishLA24.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Jefferson ParishLA26.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
St. Tammany ParishLA27.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Iberia ParishLA28.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
West Feliciana ParishLA30.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Adams CountyMS33.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1949
Pointe Coupee ParishLA34.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Orleans ParishLA35.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Plaquemines ParishLA36.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
St. Bernard ParishLA42.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Concordia ParishLA51.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1949
Pearl River CountyMS51.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
St. Landry ParishLA52.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Avoyelles ParishLA61.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Catahoula ParishLA62.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1949
Hancock CountyMS63.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Lafayette ParishLA66.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Vermilion ParishLA72.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Stone CountyMS78.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Acadia ParishLA80.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Harrison CountyMS81.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
LaSalle ParishLA82.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Evangeline ParishLA84.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Rapides ParishLA86.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1949
Caldwell ParishLA87.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1949
Grant ParishLA94.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1949

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.