The unnamed hurricane of 1932

Sep 9, 1932 to Sep 18, 1932Peak 75 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1932 passed within 50 miles of 46 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Franklin County, FL, as a tropical storm on September 15, 1932.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 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
75 mph, 65 kt
Counties within 50 miles
46
FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
86
AL, FL, GA, LA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Franklin County, FL, 2.8 mi, Sep 15, 1932
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
Hamilton CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Taylor CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Camden CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Charlton CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Lafayette CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Clinch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Suwannee CountyFL1.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Baker CountyFL1.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Columbia CountyFL1.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Nassau CountyFL1.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Franklin CountyFL2.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Ware CountyGA3.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Glynn CountyGA4.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Madison CountyFL5.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Echols CountyGA7.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
McIntosh CountyGA7.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Jefferson CountyFL8.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Wakulla CountyFL10.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Brantley CountyGA14.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Gulf CountyFL14.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Liberty CountyFL17.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Lowndes CountyGA21.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Leon CountyFL21.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Wayne CountyGA23.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Duval CountyFL25.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Dixie CountyFL25.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Pierce CountyGA29.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Brooks CountyGA30.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Union CountyFL31.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Lanier CountyGA31.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Bay CountyFL32.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Gilchrist CountyFL32.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Long CountyGA33.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Bradford CountyFL37.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Clay CountyFL37.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Alachua CountyFL38.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Thomas CountyGA39.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Atkinson CountyGA42.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Calhoun CountyFL42.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Gadsden CountyFL42.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Appling CountyGA44.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Bacon CountyGA46.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Berrien CountyGA47.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Levy CountyFL47.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Grady CountyGA48.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Cook CountyGA49.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
St. Johns CountyFL51.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Coffee CountyGA51.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Decatur CountyGA55.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Tattnall CountyGA57.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Colquitt CountyGA59.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Jackson CountyFL64.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Putnam CountyFL64.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Jeff Davis CountyGA66.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Evans CountyGA66.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Washington CountyFL68.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Seminole CountyGA68.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Walton CountyFL69.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Marion CountyFL69.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Plaquemines ParishLA71.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1932
Mitchell CountyGA71.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Irwin CountyGA71.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Toombs CountyGA72.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Tift CountyGA72.6Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Worth CountyGA78.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Ben Hill CountyGA80.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Montgomery CountyGA82.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Baker CountyGA82.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Telfair CountyGA83.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Miller CountyGA83.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Wheeler CountyGA84.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Okaloosa CountyFL85.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Candler CountyGA86.1Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Flagler CountyFL87.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Citrus CountyFL88.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Holmes CountyFL90.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Turner CountyGA90.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Houston CountyAL90.5Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Early CountyGA92.7Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Dougherty CountyGA95.4Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Santa Rosa CountyFL96.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1932
Wilcox CountyGA96.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Emanuel CountyGA97.2Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Escambia CountyFL98.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1932
Dodge CountyGA99.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1932
Volusia CountyFL99.9Tropical stormSep 15, 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.