The unnamed tropical storm of 1923

Jun 22, 1923 to Jun 29, 1923Peak 58 mph1006 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1923 passed within 50 miles of 25 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on June 26, 1923.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1923

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
58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure
1006 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
25
AL, FL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
53
AL, FL, LA, MS, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Jun 26, 1923
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
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
St. Bernard ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Mobile CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Jackson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Harrison CountyMS1.2Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Jefferson ParishLA4.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Lafourche ParishLA4.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
George CountyMS6.8Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Escambia CountyFL9.2Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Washington CountyAL10.1Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Clarke CountyAL12.5Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Greene CountyMS18.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Terrebonne ParishLA19.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Hancock CountyMS19.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Stone CountyMS20.9Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Orleans ParishLA23.1Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
St. Tammany ParishLA23.5Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
St. Charles ParishLA28.9Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Perry CountyMS31.6Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Pearl River CountyMS38.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Wayne CountyMS40.2Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Forrest CountyMS42.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Choctaw CountyAL47.3Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
St. John the Baptist ParishLA49.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Tangipahoa ParishLA51.8Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Berkeley CountySC56.5Tropical stormJun 27, 1923
Lamar CountyMS56.8Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Dorchester CountySC57.2Tropical stormJun 27, 1923
St. James ParishLA58.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Washington ParishLA59.8Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Jones CountyMS60.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Livingston ParishLA65.8Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Clarke CountyMS67.8Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Ascension ParishLA68.3Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Marion CountyMS68.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
St. Mary ParishLA69.5Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Assumption ParishLA69.5Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
St. Martin ParishLA73.1Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Walthall CountyMS76.1Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Georgetown CountySC77.5Tropical stormJun 27, 1923
Jasper CountyMS78.4Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Covington CountyMS80.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Jefferson Davis CountyMS87.1Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Iberville ParishLA87.4Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
East Baton Rouge ParishLA87.7Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Lauderdale CountyMS88.5Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
St. Helena ParishLA89.0Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Williamsburg CountySC90.2Tropical stormJun 27, 1923
Iberia ParishLA91.9Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Pike CountyMS93.6Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
Smith CountyMS94.3Tropical stormJun 26, 1923
West Baton Rouge ParishLA98.5Tropical stormJun 26, 1923

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.