NHC AL031938 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1938
August 10, 1938 – August 15, 1938
Hurricane Unnamed 1938 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 86 US cities, 2 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 86
- At hurricane strength
- 2
- States
- 2
98 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1938 storm passed near, strongest first
Louisiana (54)
- KaplanCategory 1 · 66 mi
- AbbevilleCategory 1 · 75 mi
- GueydanTropical storm · 53 mi
- Lake ArthurTropical storm · 43 mi
- Bell CityTropical storm · 25 mi
- MorseTropical storm · 56 mi
- CrowleyTropical storm · 64 mi
- RayneTropical storm · 71 mi
- Lake CharlesTropical storm · 15 mi
- WelshTropical storm · 38 mi
- JenningsTropical storm · 48 mi
- SulphurTropical storm · 5 mi
- VintonTropical storm · 8 mi
- IowaTropical storm · 28 mi
- IotaTropical storm · 59 mi
- WestlakeTropical storm · 12 mi
- EltonTropical storm · 48 mi
- BasileTropical storm · 55 mi
- EuniceTropical storm · 65 mi
- KinderTropical storm · 39 mi
- DequincyTropical storm · 6 mi
- RagleyTropical storm · 22 mi
- MamouTropical storm · 65 mi
- OberlinTropical storm · 47 mi
- LongvilleTropical storm · 16 mi
- Ville PlatteTropical storm · 73 mi
- MerryvilleTropical storm · overhead
- OakdaleTropical storm · 54 mi
- Saint LandryTropical storm · 74 mi
- DeridderTropical storm · 18 mi
- PitkinTropical storm · 38 mi
- Forest HillTropical storm · 63 mi
- LecompteTropical storm · 71 mi
- AnacocoTropical storm · 18 mi
- FlorienTropical storm · 29 mi
- ManyTropical storm · 36 mi
- ZwolleTropical storm · 41 mi
- RobelineTropical storm · 51 mi
- BoyceTropical storm · 59 mi
- NatchitochesTropical storm · 60 mi
- MontgomeryTropical storm · 64 mi
- ColfaxTropical storm · 65 mi
- WoodworthTropical storm · 66 mi
- CamptiTropical storm · 69 mi
- AlexandriaTropical storm · 70 mi
- MansfieldTropical storm · 71 mi
- LogansportTropical storm · 72 mi
- Dry ProngTropical storm · 73 mi
- CoushattaTropical storm · 74 mi
- PinevilleTropical storm · 75 mi
- New LlanoTropical storm · 17 mi
- LeesvilleTropical storm · 20 mi
- Fort PolkTropical storm · 21 mi
- GlenmoraTropical storm · 57 mi
Texas (32)
- Port ArthurTropical storm · 31 mi
- WinnieTropical storm · 59 mi
- GrovesTropical storm · 29 mi
- Port NechesTropical storm · 31 mi
- NederlandTropical storm · 34 mi
- Bridge CityTropical storm · 24 mi
- OrangeTropical storm · 20 mi
- BeaumontTropical storm · 42 mi
- VidorTropical storm · 33 mi
- Sour LakeTropical storm · 57 mi
- LumbertonTropical storm · 43 mi
- BunaTropical storm · 27 mi
- SilsbeeTropical storm · 40 mi
- KountzeTropical storm · 50 mi
- KirbyvilleTropical storm · 23 mi
- WarrenTropical storm · 51 mi
- NewtonTropical storm · 10 mi
- WoodvilleTropical storm · 50 mi
- BrookelandTropical storm · 24 mi
- HemphillTropical storm · 25 mi
- JasperTropical storm · 26 mi
- BronsonTropical storm · 34 mi
- ColmesneilTropical storm · 45 mi
- ZavallaTropical storm · 46 mi
- San AugustineTropical storm · 49 mi
- ShelbyvilleTropical storm · 54 mi
- CenterTropical storm · 63 mi
- DibollTropical storm · 71 mi
- JoaquinTropical storm · 71 mi
- CorriganTropical storm · 71 mi
- HuntingtonTropical storm · 57 mi
- LufkinTropical storm · 69 mi
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.