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The unnamed hurricane of 1949

Sep 27, 1949 to Oct 7, 1949Peak 109 mph965 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1949 passed within 50 miles of 31 counties in TX. It was strongest near Brazoria County, TX, as a Category 2 on October 4, 1949.

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Unnamed hurricane · 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
Category 2
109 mph, 95 kt
Lowest pressure
965 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
31
TX
Counties within 100 miles
57
LA, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Brazoria County, TX, 0.0 mi, Oct 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
Montgomery CountyTX0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Brazoria CountyTX0.0Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Trinity CountyTX0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Nacogdoches CountyTX0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Polk CountyTX0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
San Jacinto CountyTX0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Matagorda CountyTX0.0Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Angelina CountyTX0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Harris CountyTX0.0Category 1Oct 4, 1949
Fort Bend CountyTX0.5Category 1Oct 4, 1949
Cherokee CountyTX2.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Liberty CountyTX4.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Houston CountyTX5.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Galveston CountyTX11.6Category 1Oct 4, 1949
Walker CountyTX15.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Chambers CountyTX17.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Wharton CountyTX18.3Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Tyler CountyTX19.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Hardin CountyTX22.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Anderson CountyTX26.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Waller CountyTX28.7Category 1Oct 4, 1949
Jasper CountyTX30.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Madison CountyTX34.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Austin CountyTX35.5Category 1Oct 4, 1949
Grimes CountyTX37.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Leon CountyTX43.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Jackson CountyTX43.9Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Jefferson CountyTX44.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Calhoun CountyTX44.2Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Colorado CountyTX44.8Category 1Oct 4, 1949
Henderson CountyTX49.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1949
Washington CountyTX52.3Category 1Oct 4, 1949
Brazos CountyTX55.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Freestone CountyTX56.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Newton CountyTX58.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Lavaca CountyTX60.2Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Orange CountyTX61.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Victoria CountyTX63.5Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Burleson CountyTX66.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Refugio CountyTX70.8Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Robertson CountyTX71.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Aransas CountyTX72.6Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Fayette CountyTX74.5Category 1Oct 4, 1949
Limestone CountyTX78.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Cameron ParishLA78.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Navarro CountyTX78.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1949
Beauregard ParishLA79.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Calcasieu ParishLA80.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
DeWitt CountyTX83.1Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Lee CountyTX85.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Nueces CountyTX88.3Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Milam CountyTX91.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Kaufman CountyTX91.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1949
San Patricio CountyTX94.0Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Goliad CountyTX94.3Category 2Oct 4, 1949
Falls CountyTX95.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1949
Gonzales CountyTX99.5Category 2Oct 4, 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.