NHC AL031947 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1947
August 18, 1947 – August 27, 1947
Hurricane Unnamed 1947 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 192 US cities, 12 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 192
- At hurricane strength
- 12
- States
- 2
81 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1947 storm passed near, strongest first
Texas (125)
- GalvestonCategory 1 · 6 mi
- Crystal BeachCategory 1 · 19 mi
- WinnieCategory 1 · 49 mi
- Port ArthurCategory 1 · 65 mi
- NederlandCategory 1 · 67 mi
- GrovesCategory 1 · 68 mi
- Port NechesCategory 1 · 69 mi
- BeaumontCategory 1 · 70 mi
- Texas CityCategory 1 · 7 mi
- AnahuacCategory 1 · 34 mi
- HitchcockCategory 1 · 2 mi
- La MarqueCategory 1 · 5 mi
- FreeportTropical storm · 30 mi
- Sour LakeTropical storm · 68 mi
- Santa FeTropical storm · overhead
- DickinsonTropical storm · 9 mi
- BacliffTropical storm · 12 mi
- KemahTropical storm · 13 mi
- CluteTropical storm · 29 mi
- League CityTropical storm · 9 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 15 mi
- Lake JacksonTropical storm · 30 mi
- DanburyTropical storm · 16 mi
- BaytownTropical storm · 29 mi
- AlvinTropical storm · 2 mi
- FriendswoodTropical storm · 6 mi
- WebsterTropical storm · 9 mi
- La PorteTropical storm · 19 mi
- AngletonTropical storm · 23 mi
- BrazoriaTropical storm · 36 mi
- LibertyTropical storm · 51 mi
- Deer ParkTropical storm · 18 mi
- HighlandsTropical storm · 28 mi
- ManvelTropical storm · 2 mi
- PearlandTropical storm · 4 mi
- PasadenaTropical storm · 15 mi
- ChannelviewTropical storm · 24 mi
- DaytonTropical storm · 46 mi
- RosharonTropical storm · 8 mi
- South HoustonTropical storm · 13 mi
- West ColumbiaTropical storm · 31 mi
- SweenyTropical storm · 38 mi
- Galena ParkTropical storm · 17 mi
- CrosbyTropical storm · 33 mi
- FresnoTropical storm · 3 mi
- Bay CityTropical storm · 52 mi
- Van VleckTropical storm · 46 mi
- Missouri CityTropical storm · 3 mi
- PalaciosTropical storm · 74 mi
- BellaireTropical storm · 7 mi
- BolingTropical storm · 35 mi
- HuffmanTropical storm · 39 mi
- StaffordTropical storm · 2 mi
- Sugar LandTropical storm · 6 mi
- HoustonTropical storm · 12 mi
- NeedvilleTropical storm · 23 mi
- HumbleTropical storm · 31 mi
- KingwoodTropical storm · 35 mi
- RosenbergTropical storm · 16 mi
- ClevelandTropical storm · 57 mi
and 65 more
Louisiana (67)
- Port SulphurTropical storm · 43 mi
- BurasTropical storm · 50 mi
- Golden MeadowTropical storm · 12 mi
- Saint BernardTropical storm · 59 mi
- GallianoTropical storm · 19 mi
- LafitteTropical storm · 38 mi
- Belle ChasseTropical storm · 51 mi
- VioletTropical storm · 59 mi
- ChalmetteTropical storm · 60 mi
- MerauxTropical storm · 60 mi
- MontegutTropical storm · 11 mi
- LaroseTropical storm · 20 mi
- Cut OffTropical storm · 23 mi
- MarreroTropical storm · 50 mi
- HarveyTropical storm · 52 mi
- GretnaTropical storm · 54 mi
- New OrleansTropical storm · 58 mi
- ArabiTropical storm · 59 mi
- ChauvinTropical storm · 5 mi
- LockportTropical storm · 23 mi
- WestwegoTropical storm · 50 mi
- HarahanTropical storm · 52 mi
- MetairieTropical storm · 55 mi
- HoumaTropical storm · 14 mi
- GrayTropical storm · 21 mi
- SchrieverTropical storm · 22 mi
- RacelandTropical storm · 25 mi
- ThibodauxTropical storm · 28 mi
- Morgan CityTropical storm · 31 mi
- BerwickTropical storm · 32 mi
- Des AllemandsTropical storm · 35 mi
- PattersonTropical storm · 36 mi
- NapoleonvilleTropical storm · 38 mi
- VacherieTropical storm · 40 mi
- BoutteTropical storm · 42 mi
- Pierre PartTropical storm · 44 mi
- PaulinaTropical storm · 44 mi
- LulingTropical storm · 44 mi
- LutcherTropical storm · 45 mi
- HahnvilleTropical storm · 46 mi
- GramercyTropical storm · 46 mi
- Belle RoseTropical storm · 47 mi
- DestrehanTropical storm · 47 mi
- ReserveTropical storm · 48 mi
- FranklinTropical storm · 48 mi
- NorcoTropical storm · 48 mi
- Saint RoseTropical storm · 49 mi
- DonaldsonvilleTropical storm · 50 mi
- La PlaceTropical storm · 50 mi
- KennerTropical storm · 54 mi
- SorrentoTropical storm · 54 mi
- Saint AmantTropical storm · 56 mi
- White CastleTropical storm · 56 mi
- GeismarTropical storm · 57 mi
- GonzalesTropical storm · 58 mi
- MaurepasTropical storm · 60 mi
- JeaneretteTropical storm · 61 mi
- Saint GabrielTropical storm · 62 mi
- PrairievilleTropical storm · 63 mi
- PlaquemineTropical storm · 66 mi
and 7 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.