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NHC AL031942 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1942

August 23, 1942 – September 1, 1942

Hurricane Unnamed 1942 storm peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 145 US cities, 91 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

115 mph

Cities within 75 mi
145
At hurricane strength
91

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1942 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (138)

and 78 more

New Mexico (7)

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.