1949 Texas Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 27 – October 7, 1949

Peak wind

109 mph

176 km/h · Oct 3

Peak category

Cat 2

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

965 mb

Landfalls

Texas

Lifetime

9.8 d

Sep 27 – Oct 7

Distance

2,367 mi

3,809 km

ACE

7.1

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 1949 Texas Hurricane

The 1949 Texas Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1949 Atlantic season. It formed on September 27, 1949, 30 mi SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb on October 3, 1949, and made landfall 19 mi SSW of Lake Jackson, Texas on October 4, 1949 as a Category 2 hurricane (109 mph). It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on October 3, 1949). The storm lasted 9.8 days and travelled about 2,367 miles (3,809 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)	Where	Strength	Pressure
October 4, 1949 · 05:00 UTC	19 mi SSW of Lake Jackson, Texas	Cat 2 109 mph	965 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
San Salvador, El Salvador	64 mi	Sep 27 · 06:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Soyapango, El Salvador	68 mi	Sep 27 · 06:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Villa Nueva, Guatemala	direct hit	Sep 29 · 03:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Guatemala City, Guatemala	11 mi	Sep 29 · 04:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Mixco, Guatemala	direct hit	Sep 29 · 05:00 UTC	TD 35 mph
Houston, Texas	direct hit	Oct 4 · 10:00 UTC	Cat 1 79 mph
St. Louis, Missouri	direct hit	Oct 6 · 09:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Chicago, Illinois	47 mi	Oct 6 · 19:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Madison, Wisconsin	69 mi	Oct 6 · 20:00 UTC	TD 29 mph
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	12 mi	Oct 6 · 21:00 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 41 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 27 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	13.2°N 90.0°W	30 mi SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador
Sep 27 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	13.3°N 90.1°W	27 mi SW of Acajutla, El Salvador
Sep 27 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	13.4°N 90.2°W	28 mi WSW of Acajutla, El Salvador
Sep 28 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	13.5°N 90.2°W	26 mi WSW of Acajutla, El Salvador
Sep 28 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	13.7°N 90.2°W	26 mi WNW of Acajutla, El Salvador
Sep 28 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	14.0°N 90.2°W	14 mi ESE of Chiquimulilla, Guatemala
Sep 28 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	14.2°N 90.3°W	near Cuilapa, Guatemala
Sep 29 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	14.4°N 90.5°W	near Villa Canales, Guatemala
Sep 29 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	14.6°N 90.7°W	near Mixco, Guatemala
Sep 29 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	15.0°N 91.1°W	near Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Sep 29 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	15.5°N 90.9°W	near Chajul, Guatemala
Sep 30 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	16.0°N 90.9°W	19 mi NE of Nuevo León, Guatemala
Sep 30 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	16.5°N 90.8°W	38 mi SE of Nueva Palestina, Chiapas, Mexico
Sep 30 12:00	TD	35 mph	—	17.0°N 90.6°W	45 mi W of San Benito, Guatemala
Sep 30 18:00	TD	35 mph	—	17.5°N 90.5°W	56 mi NW of San Benito, Guatemala
Oct 1 00:00	TD	35 mph	—	18.0°N 90.7°W	42 mi S of Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 1 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	18.6°N 91.5°W	22 mi E of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 1 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	19.1°N 92.0°W	33 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 1 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	19.5°N 92.3°W	67 mi NNW of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Oct 2 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	20.0°N 92.7°W	101 mi N of Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 2 06:00	TS	63 mph	—	20.6°N 93.5°W	153 mi N of Paraiso, Tabasco, Mexico
Oct 2 12:00	TS	69 mph	—	21.3°N 93.9°W	open ocean
Oct 2 18:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	22.0°N 94.3°W	open ocean
Oct 3 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	22.7°N 94.6°W	open ocean
Oct 3 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	23.5°N 95.0°W	open ocean
Oct 3 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	24.7°N 95.4°W	155 mi ESE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 3 18:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	26.3°N 95.5°W	128 mi ENE of Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Oct 4 00:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	27.8°N 95.6°W	81 mi S of Freeport, Texas
Oct 4 05:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	109 mph	965 mb	28.8°N 95.6°W	19 mi SSW of Lake Jackson, Texas
Oct 4 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	965 mb	29.1°N 95.6°W	11 mi WNW of Lake Jackson, Texas
Oct 4 12:00	TS	63 mph	982 mb	30.1°N 95.2°W	near New Caney, Texas
Oct 4 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	31.0°N 95.0°W	28 mi SW of Lufkin, Texas
Oct 5 00:00	TS	40 mph	998 mb	31.6°N 94.8°W	near Nacogdoches, Texas
Oct 5 06:00	TD	35 mph	—	32.1°N 94.4°W	24 mi E of Henderson, Texas
Oct 5 12:00	TD	29 mph	—	33.0°N 93.9°W	34 mi NNW of Shreveport, Louisiana
Oct 5 18:00	TD	29 mph	—	34.1°N 92.9°W	near Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Oct 6 00:00	TD	29 mph	—	35.4°N 91.7°W	11 mi N of Searcy, Arkansas
Oct 6 06:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	—	37.7°N 90.7°W	16 mi WSW of Farmington, Missouri
Oct 6 12:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	—	39.8°N 89.6°W	near Springfield, Illinois
Oct 6 18:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	—	41.9°N 88.6°W	near DeKalb, Illinois
Oct 7 00:00	TD extratropical	29 mph	—	43.9°N 87.5°W	15 mi NE of Sheboygan, Wisconsin

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1949 Texas Hurricane make landfall?

1949 Texas Hurricane made landfall once: 19 mi SSW of Lake Jackson, Texas on October 4, 1949 at 05:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds.

What category was 1949 Texas Hurricane?

At its peak on October 3, 1949, 1949 Texas Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 965 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.

How long did 1949 Texas Hurricane last?

9.8 days, from September 27, 1949 to October 7, 1949, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,367 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1949 Texas 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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Background reading: 1949 Texas hurricane on Wikipedia.

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