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The unnamed hurricane of 1929

Sep 19, 1929 to Oct 5, 1929Peak 155 mph924 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1929 passed within 50 miles of 26 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Miami-Dade County, FL, as a Category 3 on September 28, 1929.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1929

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 4
155 mph, 135 kt
Lowest pressure
924 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
26
AL, FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
50
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Miami-Dade County, FL, 5.6 mi, Sep 28, 1929
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
Calhoun CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Gadsden CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Monroe CountyFL0.0Category 2Sep 28, 1929
Decatur CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Bay CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 1, 1929
Liberty CountyFL2.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Jackson CountyFL3.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Seminole CountyGA3.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Miami-Dade CountyFL5.6Category 3Sep 28, 1929
Washington CountyFL5.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Gulf CountyFL11.8Category 1Oct 1, 1929
Baker CountyGA13.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Miller CountyGA15.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Leon CountyFL16.2Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Walton CountyFL16.5Category 1Oct 1, 1929
Houston CountyAL24.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Collier CountyFL26.1Category 2Sep 29, 1929
Early CountyGA26.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Wakulla CountyFL26.8Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Holmes CountyFL27.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Franklin CountyFL35.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Geneva CountyAL38.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Okaloosa CountyFL39.7Category 1Oct 1, 1929
Lee CountyFL44.2Category 2Sep 29, 1929
Henry CountyAL45.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Clay CountyGA48.4Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Dale CountyAL53.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Broward CountyFL58.3Category 2Sep 28, 1929
Santa Rosa CountyFL58.4Category 1Oct 1, 1929
Coffee CountyAL59.5Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Charlotte CountyFL60.8Category 2Sep 29, 1929
Covington CountyAL61.1Category 1Oct 1, 1929
Hendry CountyFL63.7Category 2Sep 29, 1929
Escambia CountyFL63.8Category 1Oct 1, 1929
Sarasota CountyFL67.0Category 2Sep 29, 1929
Quitman CountyGA67.7Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Barbour CountyAL72.2Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Palm Beach CountyFL80.2Category 2Sep 28, 1929
Escambia CountyAL80.4Category 1Oct 1, 1929
DeSoto CountyFL81.7Category 2Sep 29, 1929
Glades CountyFL82.4Category 2Sep 29, 1929
Pike CountyAL83.1Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Manatee CountyFL85.5Category 2Sep 29, 1929
Crenshaw CountyAL85.9Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Baldwin CountyAL89.7Category 1Oct 1, 1929
Conecuh CountyAL90.7Category 1Oct 1, 1929
Hillsborough CountyFL93.1Category 2Sep 29, 1929
Pinellas CountyFL95.8Category 2Sep 29, 1929
Bullock CountyAL96.0Tropical stormOct 1, 1929
Highlands CountyFL97.5Category 2Sep 29, 1929

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.