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Unnamed hurricane of 1942 (AL031942)

Unnamed hurricane of 1942 (AL031942) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 115 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 950 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 7 of the cities we track; the strongest was Corpus Christi, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 82 mph.

Peak strength115 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
7
LandfallsFirst August 30, 1942
1
Lowest pressure
950 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 1942 (AL031942)’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 30, 1942, Category 3 at 115 mph, about 51 miles from Corpus Christi, TX

Modeled winds at cities (7)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Corpus Christi, TX82 mph67 mph51 milesAug 30, 1942, 3:45 AM GMT-5
New Braunfels, TX82 mph66 mph32 milesAug 30, 1942, 11:15 AM GMT-5
San Antonio, TX77 mph63 mph6 milesAug 30, 1942, 11:00 AM GMT-5
Austin, TX54 mph44 mph78 milesAug 30, 1942, 10:15 AM GMT-5
Sugar Land, TX54 mph44 mph105 milesAug 30, 1942, 4:00 AM GMT-5
Pearland, TX50 mph41 mph116 milesAug 30, 1942, 12:45 AM GMT-5
League City, TX50 mph41 mph122 milesAug 30, 1942, 12:45 AM GMT-5

Best track (38 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 23, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph14.8°N, 74.0°W
Aug 23, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph15.0°N, 75.1°W
Aug 24, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph15.2°N, 76.1°W
Aug 24, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph15.4°N, 77.1°W
Aug 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph15.7°N, 78.0°W
Aug 24, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph15.8°N, 78.6°W
Aug 25, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.0°N, 79.2°W
Aug 25, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.4°N, 79.9°W
Aug 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph16.8°N, 80.5°W
Aug 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph17.0°N, 80.9°W
Aug 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph17.2°N, 81.4°W
Aug 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph17.4°N, 81.8°W
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