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Storm 2 of 1932 1932

Category 4 hurricane · Atlantic · August 12 to August 15, 1932

Storm 2 of 1932's 150 mph landfall in Texas on August 14, 1932 ranks tied for the strongest of the 95 storms with a landfall record there. The storm's winds climbed 80 mph in the 24 hours to August 14. With a peak of 150 mph, the storm ranked the third-strongest of the 15 storms of the 1932 season.

Track of Storm 2 of 1932 from the best-track record, coloured by strength25°N30°N35°N105°W100°W95°W90°W85°WAustinKilleenTexas, 150 mphPeak 150 mphFirst recordDepressionTropical stormCategory 1Category 2Category 3Category 400 and 12 UTCLandfall

Strength over time

Maximum sustained wind of Storm 2 of 1932 over time, in mphTSCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 504080120160Aug 13Aug 14Aug 15mph
  1. First record (tropical storm) 65 miles northwest of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
  2. Hurricane 260 miles south-southwest of Houma, Louisiana
  3. Major hurricane 115 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas
  4. Peak 10 miles east-northeast of Freeport, Texas; lowest pressure 935 mb
  5. Landfall Texas
  6. Last record (tropical depression) 60 miles west-northwest of Vernon, Texas

Against every Atlantic storm since 1851

Peak sustained wind150 mph · tied 57th of 1,98830 mph190 mph
Lowest central pressure935 mb · tied 84th of 1,277882 mb1016 mb
Accumulated cyclone energy6.6 · tied 715th of 1,7520.173.6
Days as a tropical or subtropical cyclone3.8 days · tied 1173rd of 1,9880.0 days31.8 days

In the 1932 season

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Storm 2 of 15 in 1932, hurricane 1 of 6; it formed after Storm 1 of 1932 and before Storm 3 of 1932. This storm produced 4% of the season's accumulated cyclone energy. See the season.

Places the center passed

The center came within 50 miles of at least 8 towns or cities of 10,000 people or more while the system was tropical. Distances are to the interpolated track line, not the storm's edge.

PlaceClosestWind thenDate
Killeen, Texas4 mi40 mphAugust 14
Freeport, Texas6 mi140 mphAugust 14
Temple, Texas13 mi40 mphAugust 14
Bay City, Texas24 mi105 mphAugust 14
Galveston, Texas31 mi150 mphAugust 14
Texas City, Texas32 mi150 mphAugust 14
Vernon, Texas35 mi30 mphAugust 15
Austin, Texas40 mi45 mphAugust 14

Every storm within 50 miles of Austin, Texas

Similar landfalls in Texas

Storms whose strongest landfall record in Texas came closest to this one's 150 mph:

All 95 storms with a landfall record in Texas

Also peaked at 150 mph

Of 27 storms from other Atlantic seasons, the nearest in time:

  • Storm 7 of 1926930 mb, landfall in Florida
  • Storm 10 of 1926934 mb, no landfall record
  • Storm 2 of 1919927 mb, landfall in Texas
  • Storm 4 of 1917928 mb, landfall in Florida