1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 9–11, 1944

Peak wind

63 mph

102 km/h · Sep 10

Peak category

Lowest pressure

992 mb

Landfalls

Louisiana · Mississippi

Lifetime

2.5 d

Sep 9 – Sep 11

Distance

731 mi

1,177 km

ACE

1.4

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 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane

The 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane was a tropical storm of the 1944 Atlantic season. It formed on September 9, 1944, 168 mi ESE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb on September 10, 1944, and made landfall 2 times — first 52 mi SE of Belle Chasse, Louisiana on September 10, 1944 as a tropical storm (63 mph). Later landfalls: 16 mi ESE of Pascagoula, Mississippi on September 10, 1944 as a tropical storm (58 mph). The storm lasted 2.5 days and travelled about 731 miles (1,177 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 10, 1944 · 19:00 UTC	52 mi SE of Belle Chasse, Louisiana	TS 63 mph	992 mb
September 10, 1944 · 23:00 UTC	16 mi ESE of Pascagoula, Mississippi	TS 58 mph	—

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
New Orleans, Louisiana	61 mi	Sep 10 · 19:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Metairie Terrace, Louisiana	66 mi	Sep 10 · 19:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Metairie, Louisiana	65 mi	Sep 10 · 19:00 UTC	TS 63 mph
Mobile, Alabama	direct hit	Sep 11 · 00:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Montgomery, Alabama	39 mi	Sep 11 · 12:00 UTC	TD 29 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 13 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 9 00:00	TD	29 mph	—	25.0°N 95.0°W	168 mi ESE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 9 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	25.8°N 94.8°W	168 mi E of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 9 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	26.5°N 94.5°W	178 mi SSE of Freeport, Texas
Sep 9 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	27.0°N 94.1°W	155 mi SSE of Freeport, Texas
Sep 10 00:00	TS	52 mph	—	27.2°N 93.5°W	165 mi SSE of Galveston, Texas
Sep 10 06:00	TS	52 mph	—	27.7°N 92.6°W	160 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana
Sep 10 12:00	TS	58 mph	—	28.4°N 91.5°W	92 mi S of Morgan City, Louisiana
Sep 10 18:00	TS	63 mph	992 mb	29.1°N 89.6°W	66 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 10 19:00	TS LANDFALL	63 mph	992 mb	29.3°N 89.4°W	61 mi SE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 10 23:00	TS LANDFALL	58 mph	—	30.3°N 88.3°W	16 mi ESE of Pascagoula, Mississippi
Sep 11 00:00	TS	46 mph	—	30.7°N 88.1°W	near Mobile, Alabama
Sep 11 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	31.4°N 87.0°W	39 mi NE of Atmore, Alabama
Sep 11 12:00	TD	29 mph	—	32.0°N 86.8°W	31 mi SSE of Selma, Alabama

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane make landfall?

1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane made landfall 2 times: 52 mi SE of Belle Chasse, Louisiana on September 10, 1944 at 19:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds; 16 mi ESE of Pascagoula, Mississippi on September 10, 1944 at 23:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 58 mph winds.

What category was 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane?

At its peak on September 10, 1944, 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 992 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.

How long did 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane last?

2.5 days, from September 9, 1944 to September 11, 1944. It travelled about 731 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1944 Great Atlantic 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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