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Unnamed storm (1942)

Atlantic storm, 08/23/1942 to 09/01/1942. Peak: Category 3.

Peak strength
Category 3
Peak winds
115 mph
100 knots
Lowest pressure
950 mb
Duration
9 days

Storm track

38 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5

U.S. landfalls

  • Texas08/30/1942 16:00 UTC · 115 mph (Category 3) · 28.3°N, 96.6°W

Counties along the track

Strongest estimated winds near each county, tropical storm force (39 mph) or more

All track points (38)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
08/23/1942 19:00 UTC14.8°N, 74.0°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/24/1942 01:00 UTC15.0°N, 75.1°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/24/1942 07:00 UTC15.2°N, 76.1°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/24/1942 13:00 UTC15.4°N, 77.1°WTropical depression35 mph-
08/24/1942 19:00 UTC15.7°N, 78.0°WTropical storm40 mph-
08/25/1942 01:00 UTC15.8°N, 78.6°WTropical storm40 mph-
08/25/1942 07:00 UTC16.0°N, 79.2°WTropical storm46 mph-
08/25/1942 13:00 UTC16.4°N, 79.9°WTropical storm46 mph-
08/25/1942 19:00 UTC16.8°N, 80.5°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/26/1942 01:00 UTC17.0°N, 80.9°WTropical storm58 mph-
08/26/1942 07:00 UTC17.2°N, 81.4°WTropical storm58 mph-
08/26/1942 13:00 UTC17.4°N, 81.8°WTropical storm58 mph-
08/26/1942 19:00 UTC17.6°N, 82.2°WTropical storm63 mph-
08/27/1942 01:00 UTC17.8°N, 82.8°WTropical storm63 mph-
08/27/1942 07:00 UTC18.0°N, 83.5°WTropical storm69 mph-
08/27/1942 13:00 UTC18.3°N, 84.1°WHurricane81 mph-
08/27/1942 19:00 UTC18.8°N, 84.6°WHurricane92 mph-
08/28/1942 01:00 UTC19.4°N, 85.4°WHurricane104 mph-
08/28/1942 07:00 UTC20.3°N, 86.3°WHurricane104 mph-
08/28/1942 13:00 UTC21.2°N, 87.6°WHurricane81 mph-
08/28/1942 19:00 UTC22.2°N, 88.8°WHurricane92 mph-
08/29/1942 01:00 UTC23.0°N, 89.6°WHurricane104 mph-
08/29/1942 07:00 UTC23.8°N, 90.5°WHurricane109 mph-
08/29/1942 13:00 UTC24.6°N, 91.7°WHurricane115 mph-
08/29/1942 19:00 UTC25.5°N, 92.8°WHurricane115 mph-
08/30/1942 01:00 UTC26.3°N, 93.9°WHurricane115 mph-
08/30/1942 07:00 UTC27.1°N, 95.0°WHurricane115 mph-
08/30/1942 13:00 UTC27.9°N, 96.1°WHurricane115 mph950 mb
08/30/1942 16:00 UTC28.3°N, 96.6°WHurricane (landfall)115 mph950 mb
08/30/1942 19:00 UTC28.8°N, 97.2°WHurricane98 mph952 mb
08/31/1942 01:00 UTC29.4°N, 98.6°WHurricane75 mph-
08/31/1942 07:00 UTC30.2°N, 100.0°WTropical storm52 mph-
08/31/1942 13:00 UTC31.0°N, 101.4°WTropical storm46 mph-
08/31/1942 19:00 UTC31.7°N, 102.5°WTropical storm40 mph-
09/01/1942 01:00 UTC32.2°N, 103.6°WTropical storm40 mph-
09/01/1942 07:00 UTC32.3°N, 104.0°WTropical depression35 mph-
09/01/1942 13:00 UTC32.5°N, 104.3°WTropical depression29 mph-
09/01/1942 19:00 UTC33.0°N, 104.5°WTropical depression29 mph-

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained