Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 20–27, 1926
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
The 1926 Louisiana Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1926 Atlantic season. It formed on August 20, 1926, 116 mi NNW of Barranquilla, Colombia, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb on August 25, 1926, and made landfall 29 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana on August 25, 1926 as a Category 3 hurricane (115 mph). The storm lasted 7.3 days and travelled about 2,069 miles (3,329 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 25, 1926 · 23:00 UTC | 29 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana | Cat 3 115 mph | 955 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 55 mi | Aug 26 · 05:00 UTC | Cat 1 85 mph |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | direct hit | Aug 26 · 12:00 UTC | TS 63 mph |
| Dallas, Texas | 55 mi | Aug 27 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 54 mi | Aug 27 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Arlington, Texas | 51 mi | Aug 27 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Plano, Texas | 73 mi | Aug 27 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Garland, Texas | 66 mi | Aug 27 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Irving, Texas | 56 mi | Aug 27 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | 52 mi | Aug 27 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Mesquite, Texas | 58 mi | Aug 27 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.5°N 75.5°W | 116 mi NNW of Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.5°N 77.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.5°N 78.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.5°N 80.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 16.5°N 81.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.7°N 82.5°W | 132 mi SW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.1°N 83.3°W | 126 mi W of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 20.4°N 84.1°W | 125 mi S of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 21.5°N 85.0°W | 71 mi SW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 22.2°N 86.0°W | 89 mi NE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 22.7°N 87.0°W | 106 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 23.0°N 88.0°W | 129 mi N of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 23.5°N 88.8°W | 163 mi NNE of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 24.1°N 89.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 24.8°N 90.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 25.4°N 90.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 26.0°N 90.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 26.4°N 90.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 26.8°N 90.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 27.2°N 90.8°W | 166 mi S of Houma, Louisiana |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 27.7°N 90.8°W | 131 mi S of Houma, Louisiana |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 28.5°N 90.8°W | 76 mi S of Houma, Louisiana |
| Aug 25 23:00 | Cat 3 LANDFALL | 115 mph | 955 mb | 29.2°N 90.9°W | 29 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 955 mb | 29.3°N 90.9°W | 23 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 29.9°N 91.0°W | 13 mi NW of Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 30.4°N 91.3°W | near Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 30.7°N 91.8°W | 20 mi NE of Opelousas, Louisiana |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 30.8°N 92.8°W | 29 mi E of DeRidder, Louisiana |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 31.0°N 94.0°W | 43 mi WNW of DeRidder, Louisiana |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.5°N 95.5°W | 20 mi SSE of Palestine, Texas |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 32.0°N 97.0°W | 28 mi SSW of Waxahachie, Texas |
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Questions
1926 Louisiana Hurricane made landfall once: 29 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana on August 25, 1926 at 23:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds.
At its peak on August 25, 1926, 1926 Louisiana Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 955 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.
7.3 days, from August 20, 1926 to August 27, 1926, including 84 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,069 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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