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Unnamed hurricane of 1942 (AL021942)

Unnamed hurricane of 1942 (AL021942) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 8 of the cities we track; the strongest was Beaumont, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 69 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
8
LandfallsFirst August 21, 1942
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

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 1942 (AL021942)’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. August 21, 1942, Category 1 at 75 mph, about 31 miles from League City, TX

Modeled winds at cities (8)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Beaumont, TX69 mph56 mph47 milesAug 21, 1942, 8:00 AM GMT-5
League City, TX68 mph55 mph24 milesAug 21, 1942, 6:45 AM GMT-5
Pasadena, TX68 mph55 mph18 milesAug 21, 1942, 8:00 AM GMT-5
Pearland, TX63 mph52 mph30 milesAug 21, 1942, 8:15 AM GMT-5
Houston, TX62 mph51 mph23 milesAug 21, 1942, 9:15 AM GMT-5
Conroe, TX58 mph47 mph5 milesAug 21, 1942, 12:30 PM GMT-5
Sugar Land, TX55 mph45 mph43 milesAug 21, 1942, 9:30 AM GMT-5
Lake Charles, LA51 mph41 mph91 milesAug 21, 1942, 1:30 AM GMT-5

Best track (26 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 17, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph19.0°N, 85.5°W
Aug 17, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph20.0°N, 85.7°W
Aug 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.2°N, 86.0°W
Aug 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.5°N, 86.5°W
Aug 18, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph24.0°N, 87.0°W
Aug 18, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.4°N, 87.6°W
Aug 19, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph26.5°N, 88.3°W
Aug 19, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph27.4°N, 89.3°W
Aug 19, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph27.9°N, 90.1°W
Aug 19, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph28.0°N, 90.8°W
Aug 20, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph28.1°N, 91.3°W
Aug 20, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph28.1°N, 91.7°W
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