NHC AL021942 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1942
August 17, 1942 – August 23, 1942
Hurricane Unnamed 1942 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 138 US cities, 9 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 138
- At hurricane strength
- 9
- States
- 1
81 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1942 storm passed near, strongest first
Texas (138)
- Port ArthurCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Crystal BeachCategory 1 · 7 mi
- GalvestonCategory 1 · 21 mi
- NederlandCategory 1 · 49 mi
- Port NechesCategory 1 · 51 mi
- GrovesCategory 1 · 51 mi
- Bridge CityCategory 1 · 58 mi
- OrangeCategory 1 · 65 mi
- FreeportCategory 1 · 58 mi
- Texas CityTropical storm · 20 mi
- La MarqueTropical storm · 23 mi
- WinnieTropical storm · 24 mi
- HitchcockTropical storm · 26 mi
- VidorTropical storm · 56 mi
- CluteTropical storm · 57 mi
- Lake JacksonTropical storm · 59 mi
- AnahuacTropical storm · 6 mi
- BacliffTropical storm · 17 mi
- DickinsonTropical storm · 21 mi
- Santa FeTropical storm · 28 mi
- DanburyTropical storm · 46 mi
- BeaumontTropical storm · 46 mi
- BrazoriaTropical storm · 67 mi
- KemahTropical storm · 18 mi
- League CityTropical storm · 22 mi
- AngletonTropical storm · 53 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 16 mi
- WebsterTropical storm · 22 mi
- FriendswoodTropical storm · 26 mi
- AlvinTropical storm · 33 mi
- LumbertonTropical storm · 51 mi
- West ColumbiaTropical storm · 64 mi
- BunaTropical storm · 71 mi
- SweenyTropical storm · 71 mi
- BaytownTropical storm · 3 mi
- La PorteTropical storm · 13 mi
- ManvelTropical storm · 35 mi
- Sour LakeTropical storm · 38 mi
- Deer ParkTropical storm · 15 mi
- PasadenaTropical storm · 18 mi
- South HoustonTropical storm · 21 mi
- PearlandTropical storm · 30 mi
- RosharonTropical storm · 42 mi
- SilsbeeTropical storm · 59 mi
- HighlandsTropical storm · 6 mi
- ChannelviewTropical storm · 11 mi
- LibertyTropical storm · 18 mi
- Galena ParkTropical storm · 18 mi
- FresnoTropical storm · 38 mi
- KountzeTropical storm · 51 mi
- CrosbyTropical storm · 2 mi
- DaytonTropical storm · 12 mi
- Missouri CityTropical storm · 39 mi
- NeedvilleTropical storm · 60 mi
- BolingTropical storm · 71 mi
- HoustonTropical storm · 25 mi
- BellaireTropical storm · 30 mi
- StaffordTropical storm · 38 mi
- Sugar LandTropical storm · 43 mi
- RosenbergTropical storm · 53 mi
and 78 more
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.