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Unnamed storm (1938)

Atlantic storm, 10/11/1938 to 10/18/1938. Peak: Tropical storm.

Peak strength
Tropical storm
Peak winds
58 mph
50 knots
Lowest pressure
996 mb
Duration
7 days

Storm track

30 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

  • Texas10/17/1938 21:00 UTC · 46 mph (Tropical storm) · 29.3°N, 94.8°W
All track points (30)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
10/11/1938 02:00 UTC16.0°N, 87.5°WTropical depression35 mph-
10/11/1938 08:00 UTC16.4°N, 87.7°WTropical storm40 mph-
10/11/1938 14:00 UTC17.4°N, 87.9°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/11/1938 20:00 UTC18.7°N, 88.1°WTropical storm40 mph-
10/12/1938 02:00 UTC19.8°N, 88.8°WTropical depression35 mph-
10/12/1938 08:00 UTC20.8°N, 89.6°WTropical depression35 mph-
10/12/1938 14:00 UTC21.8°N, 90.0°WTropical storm40 mph-
10/12/1938 20:00 UTC22.8°N, 90.2°WTropical storm40 mph-
10/13/1938 02:00 UTC23.8°N, 90.3°WTropical storm40 mph-
10/13/1938 08:00 UTC24.8°N, 90.0°WTropical storm40 mph-
10/13/1938 14:00 UTC25.2°N, 89.6°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/13/1938 20:00 UTC25.3°N, 88.7°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/14/1938 02:00 UTC25.2°N, 87.7°WTropical storm52 mph-
10/14/1938 08:00 UTC25.1°N, 86.9°WTropical storm52 mph-
10/14/1938 14:00 UTC25.0°N, 86.0°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/14/1938 20:00 UTC25.0°N, 85.1°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/15/1938 02:00 UTC25.3°N, 84.8°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/15/1938 08:00 UTC25.6°N, 84.6°WTropical storm58 mph996 mb
10/15/1938 14:00 UTC25.9°N, 84.7°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/15/1938 20:00 UTC26.1°N, 84.9°WTropical storm52 mph-
10/16/1938 02:00 UTC26.1°N, 85.3°WTropical storm52 mph-
10/16/1938 08:00 UTC26.1°N, 86.1°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/16/1938 14:00 UTC26.2°N, 87.6°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/16/1938 20:00 UTC26.4°N, 89.1°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/17/1938 02:00 UTC27.0°N, 90.7°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/17/1938 08:00 UTC27.7°N, 92.1°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/17/1938 14:00 UTC28.4°N, 93.4°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/17/1938 20:00 UTC29.2°N, 94.7°WTropical storm46 mph1,004 mb
10/17/1938 21:00 UTC29.3°N, 94.8°WTropical storm (landfall)46 mph1,004 mb
10/18/1938 02:00 UTC29.9°N, 96.1°WTropical depression35 mph-

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

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