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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

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
192
At hurricane strength
12

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1947 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (125)

and 65 more

Louisiana (67)

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.