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NHC AL031947 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1947

August 18, 1947 – August 27, 1947

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

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.

The 1947 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1947 (AL031947) from August 18, 1947 to August 27, 1947; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on August 22 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 13 miles from Golden Meadow, LA. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 192 US cities, in 2 states, most in Texas (125). The strongest pass was 81 mph (Category 1) 6 miles from Galveston, TX; the centre came closest to Santa Fe, TX, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
192
At hurricane strength
12

when closest

States
2
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Cities Unnamed 1947 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (125)

and 65 more

Louisiana (67)

and 7 more

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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.