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The unnamed hurricane of 1932

Aug 26, 1932 to Sep 4, 1932Peak 86 mph979 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1932 passed within 50 miles of 57 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Baldwin County, AL, as a Category 1 on September 1, 1932.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1932

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 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
979 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
57
AL, FL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
106
AL, FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Baldwin County, AL, 4.6 mi, Sep 1, 1932
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
Miami-Dade CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Newton CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Mobile CountyAL0.0Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Carroll CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Monroe CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Collier CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Attala CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Wayne CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Leake CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Scott CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Jasper CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Greene CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
George CountyMS0.0Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Holmes CountyMS2.1Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Jackson CountyMS2.6Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Montgomery CountyMS3.9Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Jones CountyMS4.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Clarke CountyMS4.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Baldwin CountyAL4.6Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Neshoba CountyMS5.1Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Perry CountyMS5.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Smith CountyMS7.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Madison CountyMS8.8Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Washington CountyAL10.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Winston CountyMS14.2Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Lauderdale CountyMS14.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Choctaw CountyMS17.6Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Webster CountyMS19.9Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Lee CountyFL20.6Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Rankin CountyMS20.6Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Forrest CountyMS20.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Stone CountyMS21.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Yazoo CountyMS21.6Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Choctaw CountyAL24.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Covington CountyMS24.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Broward CountyFL24.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Kemper CountyMS25.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Harrison CountyMS27.1Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Humphreys CountyMS29.4Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Simpson CountyMS30.4Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Escambia CountyFL30.5Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Hendry CountyFL30.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Lamar CountyMS34.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Oktibbeha CountyMS36.7Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Clarke CountyAL37.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Noxubee CountyMS40.6Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Charlotte CountyFL41.2Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Hinds CountyMS41.2Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Jefferson Davis CountyMS42.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Sumter CountyAL42.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Pearl River CountyMS43.0Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
St. Bernard ParishLA43.2Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Santa Rosa CountyFL45.7Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Palm Beach CountyFL46.4Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Marion CountyMS48.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Clay CountyMS48.6Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Sarasota CountyFL49.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Monroe CountyAL50.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Marengo CountyAL50.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Escambia CountyAL50.9Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Sharkey CountyMS51.6Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Hancock CountyMS52.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Glades CountyFL55.1Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Lawrence CountyMS55.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Lowndes CountyMS58.7Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Copiah CountyMS60.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
DeSoto CountyFL61.3Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Warren CountyMS62.5Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Washington ParishLA64.1Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Issaquena CountyMS66.5Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Pickens CountyAL67.2Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Monroe CountyMS67.3Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Walthall CountyMS67.8Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Okaloosa CountyFL67.8Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Conecuh CountyAL68.4Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Manatee CountyFL68.5Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Greene CountyAL70.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Lincoln CountyMS71.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Wilcox CountyAL71.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Highlands CountyFL72.1Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
St. Tammany ParishLA76.2Category 1Sep 1, 1932
East Carroll ParishLA78.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Claiborne CountyMS81.0Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Hillsborough CountyFL81.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Hale CountyAL81.2Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Hardee CountyFL81.3Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Orleans ParishLA82.1Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Pike CountyMS83.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Pinellas CountyFL83.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Madison ParishLA84.3Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Okeechobee CountyFL84.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Martin CountyFL84.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1932
Walton CountyFL85.6Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Plaquemines ParishLA86.6Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Lamar CountyAL86.7Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
West Carroll ParishLA86.9Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Perry CountyAL90.6Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Dallas CountyAL92.3Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Tuscaloosa CountyAL94.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Franklin CountyMS94.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Jefferson CountyMS94.9Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Morehouse ParishLA96.2Tropical stormSep 2, 1932
Tangipahoa ParishLA97.7Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Amite CountyMS98.5Tropical stormSep 1, 1932
Covington CountyAL99.2Category 1Sep 1, 1932
Bay CountyFL99.4Category 1Aug 31, 1932

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.