Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · July 14–27, 1933
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01 · The story
The 1933 Texas tropical Storm was a tropical storm of the 1933 Atlantic season. It formed on July 14, 1933, 65 mi ENE of Le Robert, Martinique, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) on July 18, 1933, and made landfall 27 mi S of Bay City, Texas on July 23, 1933 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 13.3 days and travelled about 3,541 miles (5,697 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 23, 1933 · 08:00 UTC | 27 mi S of Bay City, Texas | TS 46 mph | — |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston, Jamaica | 22 mi | Jul 16 · 17:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| New Kingston, Jamaica | 23 mi | Jul 16 · 17:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Pearland, Texas | 55 mi | Jul 23 · 14:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Houston, Texas | 50 mi | Jul 23 · 15:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Pasadena, Texas | 60 mi | Jul 23 · 15:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Cypress, Texas | 30 mi | Jul 23 · 16:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| College Station, Texas | 14 mi | Jul 23 · 21:00 UTC | TD 32 mph |
| Waco, Texas | 74 mi | Jul 24 · 00:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | direct hit | Jul 25 · 04:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 73 mi | Jul 26 · 20:00 UTC | TD 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.9°N 60.0°W | 63 mi ENE of Le François, Martinique |
| Jul 14 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.5°N 61.5°W | 16 mi NNW of Roseau, Dominica |
| Jul 14 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.0°N 63.0°W | 84 mi W of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Jul 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.3°N 64.5°W | 100 mi S of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Jul 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.6°N 66.0°W | 96 mi S of Guayama, Puerto Rico |
| Jul 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.8°N 67.4°W | 90 mi S of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico |
| Jul 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.0°N 68.8°W | 99 mi S of La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.2°N 70.5°W | 75 mi S of Baní, Dominican Republic |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.4°N 72.3°W | 60 mi SSE of Jacmel, Haiti |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.5°N 73.9°W | 49 mi SSW of Les Cayes, Haiti |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.6°N 75.5°W | 74 mi ESE of Port Antonio, Jamaica |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.7°N 77.0°W | 25 mi SSW of Kingston, Jamaica |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.8°N 78.5°W | 34 mi SSW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.9°N 80.0°W | 111 mi WSW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 18.0°N 81.5°W | 89 mi S of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.9°N 83.0°W | 143 mi SW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.7°N 84.5°W | 126 mi NNE of Iriona, Honduras |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.5°N 86.0°W | 118 mi NNW of Limón, Honduras |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.3°N 87.5°W | 48 mi ESE of Belize City, Belize |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.5°N 88.7°W | 18 mi NNE of Belmopan, Belize |
| Jul 19 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.7°N 89.6°W | 51 mi NW of San Ignacio, Belize |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.9°N 90.3°W | 57 mi SSE of Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.0°N 91.0°W | 38 mi ENE of Balancán, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.6°N 91.6°W | 15 mi ESE of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.5°N 92.0°W | 60 mi N of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.5°N 92.3°W | 124 mi WNW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.5°N 92.5°W | 172 mi NW of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 22.0°N 92.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.3°N 92.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.6°N 92.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.9°N 93.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 23.3°N 93.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 23.8°N 93.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 24.5°N 94.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 25.4°N 95.0°W | 159 mi ESE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 26.4°N 95.2°W | 147 mi ENE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 27.4°N 95.5°W | 104 mi ESE of Rockport, Texas |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 28.4°N 95.9°W | 40 mi S of Bay City, Texas |
| Jul 23 08:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | — | 28.6°N 96.0°W | 27 mi S of Bay City, Texas |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 29.3°N 96.2°W | near El Campo, Texas |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 30.2°N 96.2°W | 12 mi E of Brenham, Texas |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 31.1°N 96.0°W | 37 mi NE of Bryan, Texas |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 31.8°N 95.6°W | near Palestine, Texas |
| Jul 24 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 32.4°N 95.2°W | near Tyler, Texas |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 32.5°N 94.7°W | near Longview, Texas |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 32.5°N 94.2°W | 10 mi ESE of Marshall, Texas |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 32.4°N 93.6°W | 12 mi SE of Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 32.3°N 93.0°W | 26 mi SW of Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 32.1°N 92.7°W | 29 mi S of Ruston, Louisiana |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 32.0°N 92.4°W | 39 mi SSW of Monroe, Louisiana |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 31.9°N 92.1°W | 42 mi S of Monroe, Louisiana |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 31.9°N 91.8°W | 33 mi NW of Natchez, Mississippi |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 32.3°N 91.5°W | 37 mi W of Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 33.1°N 91.2°W | 23 mi SSW of Greenville, Mississippi |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 34.1°N 90.9°W | 20 mi WSW of Clarksdale, Mississippi |
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Questions
1933 Texas tropical Storm made landfall once: 27 mi S of Bay City, Texas on July 23, 1933 at 08:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on July 18, 1933, 1933 Texas tropical Storm was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h). At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
13.3 days, from July 14, 1933 to July 27, 1933. It travelled about 3,541 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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