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Unnamed hurricane of 1933 (AL081933)

Unnamed hurricane of 1933 (AL081933) was a Category 5 hurricane at its peak, with 161 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 940 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Brownsville, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 134 mph.

Peak strength161 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 5
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst September 5, 1933
1
Lowest pressure
940 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 1933 (AL081933)’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. September 5, 1933, Category 3 at 127 mph, about 19 miles from Brownsville, TX

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Brownsville, TX134 mph109 mph8 milesSep 4, 1933, 10:30 PM GMT-5
Edinburg, TX97 mph79 mph24 milesSep 5, 1933, 2:15 AM GMT-5
McAllen, TX94 mph76 mph20 milesSep 5, 1933, 2:45 AM GMT-5
Corpus Christi, TX57 mph46 mph112 milesSep 4, 1933, 8:30 PM GMT-5

Best track (60 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 22, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph12.6°N, 24.9°W
Aug 22, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph12.7°N, 26.0°W
Aug 22, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph12.8°N, 27.1°W
Aug 23, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph12.9°N, 28.2°W
Aug 23, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph13.0°N, 29.3°W
Aug 23, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph13.1°N, 30.4°W
Aug 23, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph13.2°N, 31.5°W
Aug 24, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.4°N, 32.5°W
Aug 24, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.6°N, 33.5°W
Aug 24, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.8°N, 34.6°W
Aug 24, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph14.0°N, 35.8°W
Aug 25, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph14.3°N, 37.1°W
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