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Unnamed hurricane of 1929 (AL011929)

Unnamed hurricane of 1929 (AL011929) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 92 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 982 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was New Braunfels, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 67 mph.

Peak strength92 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst June 28, 1929
1
Lowest pressure
982 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Unnamed hurricane of 1929 (AL011929)’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. June 28, 1929, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 60 miles from Corpus Christi, TX

Modeled winds at cities (3)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
New Braunfels, TX67 mph54 mph33 milesJun 28, 1929, 11:15 PM GMT-5
San Antonio, TX61 mph49 mph8 milesJun 28, 1929, 10:45 PM GMT-5
Corpus Christi, TX59 mph48 mph59 milesJun 28, 1929, 12:45 PM GMT-5

Best track (15 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.3°N, 93.3°W
Jun 27, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph22.5°N, 93.4°W
Jun 27, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph23.6°N, 93.6°W
Jun 27, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph24.5°N, 93.9°W
Jun 28, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph25.4°N, 94.3°W
Jun 28, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.2°N, 94.7°W
Jun 28, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph27.0°N, 95.3°W
Jun 28, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph982 mb27.8°N, 96.0°W
Jun 28, 21:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane92 mph982 mb28.3°N, 96.4°W
Jun 29, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph985 mb28.8°N, 97.1°W
Jun 29, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph29.4°N, 98.7°W
Jun 29, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.0°N, 101.0°W
Jun 29, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph30.8°N, 103.5°W
Jun 30, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1008 mb31.8°N, 106.5°W
Jun 30, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph33.0°N, 109.5°W