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Unnamed hurricane of 1949 (AL111949)

Unnamed hurricane of 1949 (AL111949) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 109 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 965 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 9 of the cities we track; the strongest was Pearland, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 110 mph.

Peak strength109 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
9
LandfallsFirst October 4, 1949
1
Lowest pressure
965 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 1949 (AL111949)’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. October 4, 1949, Category 2 at 109 mph, about 55 miles from Sugar Land, TX

Modeled winds at cities (9)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Pearland, TX110 mph89 mph6 milesOct 4, 1949, 12:00 AM GMT-6
League City, TX109 mph89 mph19 milesOct 4, 1949, 12:15 AM GMT-6
Sugar Land, TX107 mph87 mph13 milesOct 4, 1949, 12:00 AM GMT-6
Pasadena, TX103 mph83 mph13 milesOct 4, 1949, 12:45 AM GMT-6
Houston, TX98 mph80 mph4 milesOct 4, 1949, 12:45 AM GMT-6
Conroe, TX71 mph58 mph20 milesOct 4, 1949, 2:15 AM GMT-6
Beaumont, TX59 mph48 mph62 milesOct 4, 1949, 2:15 AM GMT-6
College Station, TX53 mph43 mph70 milesOct 4, 1949, 12:00 AM GMT-6
Corpus Christi, TX50 mph41 mph96 milesOct 3, 1949, 5:45 PM GMT-6

Best track (41 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 27, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.2°N, 90.0°W
Sep 27, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.3°N, 90.1°W
Sep 27, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.4°N, 90.2°W
Sep 28, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.5°N, 90.2°W
Sep 28, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.7°N, 90.2°W
Sep 28, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph14.0°N, 90.2°W
Sep 28, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph14.2°N, 90.3°W
Sep 29, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph14.4°N, 90.5°W
Sep 29, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph14.6°N, 90.7°W
Sep 29, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph15.0°N, 91.1°W
Sep 29, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph15.5°N, 90.9°W
Sep 30, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph16.0°N, 90.9°W
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