The unnamed tropical storm of 1909

Aug 28, 1909 to Aug 31, 1909Peak 52 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1909 passed within 50 miles of 4 counties in FL. It was strongest near Palm Beach County, FL, as a tropical storm on August 29, 1909.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1909

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
52 mph, 45 kt
Counties within 50 miles
4
FL
Counties within 100 miles
8
FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Palm Beach County, FL, 0.0 mi, Aug 29, 1909
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Hendry CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1909
Palm Beach CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1909
Broward CountyFL5.7Tropical stormAug 29, 1909
Miami-Dade CountyFL29.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1909
Monroe CountyFL52.4Tropical stormAug 29, 1909
Duval CountyFL69.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1909
Nassau CountyFL87.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1909
Camden CountyGA95.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1909

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.