1933 Cuba–Brownsville Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 22 – September 5, 1933

Peak wind
161 mph
259 km/h · Aug 31
Peak category
Cat 5
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
940 mb
Landfalls
1
Texas
Lifetime
14.5 d
Aug 22 – Sep 5
Distance
4,950 mi
7,964 km
ACE
40.2
storm energy

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

What happened with 1933 Cuba–Brownsville Hurricane

The 1933 Cuba–Brownsville Hurricane was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1933 Atlantic season. It formed on August 22, 1933, 186 mi SSW of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb on August 31, 1933, and made landfall near Port Isabel, Texas on September 5, 1933 as a Category 3 hurricane (127 mph). It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on August 30, 1933). The storm lasted 14.5 days and travelled about 4,950 miles (7,964 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
September 5, 1933 · 04:00 UTCnear Port Isabel, TexasCat 3 127 mph940 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Havana, Havana, Cuba17 miSep 1 · 20:00 UTCCat 3 115 mph
Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico15 miSep 5 · 06:00 UTCCat 2 104 mph
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico10 miSep 5 · 11:00 UTCCat 1 75 mph
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico63 miSep 5 · 18:00 UTCTS 40 mph
Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico60 miSep 5 · 18:00 UTCTS 40 mph
Ciudad Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico56 miSep 5 · 18:00 UTCTS 40 mph
Ciudad General Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico64 miSep 5 · 18:00 UTCTS 40 mph
San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico62 miSep 5 · 18:00 UTCTS 40 mph
Ciudad Benito Juárez, Nuevo León, Mexico49 miSep 5 · 18:00 UTCTS 40 mph
Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico72 miSep 5 · 18:00 UTCTS 40 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

Every official fix 60 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 22 06:00TD 29 mph—12.6°N 24.9°W161 mi S of São Filipe, Cabo Verde
Aug 22 12:00TD 29 mph—12.7°N 26.0°W182 mi SW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde
Aug 22 18:00TD 29 mph—12.8°N 27.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 23 00:00TD 29 mph—12.9°N 28.2°Wopen ocean
Aug 23 06:00TD 29 mph—13.0°N 29.3°Wopen ocean
Aug 23 12:00TD 29 mph—13.1°N 30.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 23 18:00TD 29 mph—13.2°N 31.5°Wopen ocean
Aug 24 00:00TD 35 mph—13.4°N 32.5°Wopen ocean
Aug 24 06:00TD 35 mph—13.6°N 33.5°Wopen ocean
Aug 24 12:00TD 35 mph—13.8°N 34.6°Wopen ocean
Aug 24 18:00TD 35 mph—14.0°N 35.8°Wopen ocean
Aug 25 00:00TD 35 mph—14.3°N 37.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 25 06:00TD 35 mph—14.5°N 38.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 25 12:00TD 35 mph—14.7°N 39.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 25 18:00TD 35 mph—14.9°N 41.0°Wopen ocean
Aug 26 00:00TS 40 mph—15.1°N 42.3°Wopen ocean
Aug 26 06:00TS 40 mph—15.3°N 43.6°Wopen ocean
Aug 26 12:00TS 40 mph—15.6°N 44.9°Wopen ocean
Aug 26 18:00TS 46 mph—15.8°N 46.2°Wopen ocean
Aug 27 00:00TS 46 mph—16.1°N 47.5°Wopen ocean
Aug 27 06:00TS 46 mph—16.4°N 48.8°Wopen ocean
Aug 27 12:00TS 52 mph—16.7°N 50.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 27 18:00TS 52 mph—17.0°N 51.6°Wopen ocean
Aug 28 00:00TS 58 mph—17.3°N 53.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 28 06:00TS 63 mph—17.7°N 54.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 28 12:00TS 69 mph—18.1°N 56.3°Wopen ocean
Aug 28 18:00Cat 1 75 mph—18.5°N 57.9°Wopen ocean
Aug 29 00:00Cat 1 81 mph—18.8°N 59.5°Wopen ocean
Aug 29 06:00Cat 1 86 mph—19.1°N 61.1°W145 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Aug 29 12:00Cat 1 92 mph—19.5°N 62.7°W152 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Aug 29 18:00Cat 2 104 mph—20.0°N 64.4°W120 mi NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Aug 30 00:00Cat 3 115 mph—20.6°N 66.1°W147 mi N of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aug 30 06:00Cat 3 127 mph—21.2°N 67.8°W170 mi NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic
Aug 30 12:00Cat 4 138 mph—21.7°N 69.5°W153 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Aug 30 18:00Cat 4 150 mph—21.9°N 70.9°W87 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 31 00:00Cat 5 161 mph—22.2°N 72.1°W30 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 31 06:00Cat 5 161 mph—22.4°N 73.2°W74 mi NW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 31 12:00Cat 4 155 mph—22.5°N 74.3°W134 mi NNE of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba
Aug 31 18:00Cat 4 144 mph—22.6°N 75.7°W107 mi NNE of Gibara, Holguín Province, Cuba
Sep 1 00:00Cat 4 132 mph—22.8°N 77.3°W84 mi NE of Esmeralda, Camagüey, Cuba
Sep 1 06:00Cat 3 127 mph—23.0°N 78.9°W49 mi NE of Caibarién, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Sep 1 12:00Cat 3 121 mph954 mb23.1°N 80.4°W14 mi NE of Corralillo, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Sep 1 18:00Cat 3 115 mph—23.3°N 81.9°W10 mi N of Santa Cruz del Norte, Mayabeque, Cuba
Sep 2 00:00Cat 3 115 mph—23.5°N 83.1°W52 mi WNW of Havana, Havana, Cuba
Sep 2 06:00Cat 3 115 mph—23.7°N 84.1°W78 mi N of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 2 12:00Cat 3 127 mph—24.2°N 85.1°W133 mi NNW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 2 18:00Cat 4 138 mph—24.6°N 86.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 3 00:00Cat 4 138 mph—24.9°N 87.2°Wopen ocean
Sep 3 06:00Cat 4 138 mph—25.1°N 88.6°Wopen ocean
Sep 3 12:00Cat 4 138 mph—25.3°N 89.9°Wopen ocean
Sep 3 18:00Cat 4 132 mph—25.6°N 91.2°Wopen ocean
Sep 4 00:00Cat 4 132 mph—25.9°N 92.4°Wopen ocean
Sep 4 06:00Cat 4 132 mph—26.0°N 93.7°Wopen ocean
Sep 4 12:00Cat 3 127 mph—26.1°N 94.9°W162 mi E of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 4 18:00Cat 3 127 mph—26.2°N 95.8°W108 mi ENE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 5 00:00Cat 3 127 mph—26.2°N 96.6°W60 mi ENE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 5 04:00Cat 3 LANDFALL 127 mph940 mb26.1°N 97.2°W24 mi NE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 5 06:00Cat 2 104 mph—26.1°N 97.5°W15 mi N of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 5 12:00TS 69 mph—25.9°N 98.4°W14 mi SSW of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 5 18:00TS 40 mph—25.7°N 99.3°W43 mi E of Cadereyta, Nuevo León, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1933 Cuba–Brownsville Hurricane make landfall?

1933 Cuba–Brownsville Hurricane made landfall once: near Port Isabel, Texas on September 5, 1933 at 04:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 127 mph winds.

What category was 1933 Cuba–Brownsville Hurricane?

At its peak on August 31, 1933, 1933 Cuba–Brownsville Hurricane was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a central pressure of 940 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did 1933 Cuba–Brownsville Hurricane last?

14.5 days, from August 22, 1933 to September 5, 1933, including 186 hours at hurricane strength (150 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,950 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1933 Cuba–Brownsville Hurricane?

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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