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The unnamed hurricane of 1928

Aug 3, 1928 to Aug 13, 1928Peak 104 mph971 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1928 passed within 50 miles of 50 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Broward County, FL, as a Category 2 on August 7, 1928.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1928

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
Category 2
104 mph, 90 kt
Lowest pressure
971 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
50
AL, FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
77
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Broward County, FL, 39.3 mi, Aug 7, 1928
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Brevard CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1928
Hernando CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Mitchell CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Polk CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1928
Pasco CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Sumter CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Osceola CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 8, 1928
Leon CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Wakulla CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Decatur CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
St. Lucie CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 8, 1928
Gadsden CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Indian River CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 8, 1928
Citrus CountyFL1.6Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Martin CountyFL2.6Category 2Aug 8, 1928
Lake CountyFL2.6Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Franklin CountyFL4.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Grady CountyGA5.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Miller CountyGA6.0Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Okeechobee CountyFL8.8Tropical stormAug 8, 1928
Levy CountyFL8.9Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Palm Beach CountyFL9.7Category 2Aug 8, 1928
Orange CountyFL10.5Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Hillsborough CountyFL12.8Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Liberty CountyFL13.1Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Seminole CountyGA14.1Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Jefferson CountyFL14.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Early CountyGA15.2Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Dixie CountyFL15.4Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Taylor CountyFL18.3Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Thomas CountyGA18.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Highlands CountyFL21.8Tropical stormAug 8, 1928
Jackson CountyFL23.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Marion CountyFL24.8Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Calhoun CountyFL28.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Houston CountyAL29.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Pinellas CountyFL30.2Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Hardee CountyFL30.7Tropical stormAug 8, 1928
Seminole CountyFL34.0Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Lafayette CountyFL34.0Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Madison CountyFL34.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Glades CountyFL37.5Category 1Aug 8, 1928
Gilchrist CountyFL38.7Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Broward CountyFL39.3Category 2Aug 7, 1928
Gulf CountyFL40.4Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Henry CountyAL40.8Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Manatee CountyFL43.9Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Volusia CountyFL44.3Tropical stormAug 8, 1928
Hendry CountyFL47.2Category 1Aug 8, 1928
Alachua CountyFL47.5Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
DeSoto CountyFL50.5Tropical stormAug 8, 1928
Suwannee CountyFL53.7Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Bay CountyFL55.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Washington CountyFL56.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Miami-Dade CountyFL57.4Category 2Aug 7, 1928
Dale CountyAL57.7Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Geneva CountyAL58.5Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Holmes CountyFL59.1Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Columbia CountyFL61.4Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Sarasota CountyFL65.6Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Putnam CountyFL65.6Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Hamilton CountyFL67.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Charlotte CountyFL70.4Tropical stormAug 8, 1928
Flagler CountyFL72.2Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Union CountyFL74.0Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Bradford CountyFL76.2Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Coffee CountyAL77.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Echols CountyGA77.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Collier CountyFL79.2Category 2Aug 8, 1928
Clay CountyFL79.8Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Walton CountyFL81.6Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Pike CountyAL84.2Tropical stormAug 10, 1928
Lee CountyFL86.1Tropical stormAug 8, 1928
Baker CountyFL86.7Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
St. Johns CountyFL90.6Tropical stormAug 9, 1928
Monroe CountyFL91.8Category 2Aug 7, 1928
Covington CountyAL99.9Tropical stormAug 10, 1928

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.