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The unnamed hurricane of 1933

Jul 24, 1933 to Aug 5, 1933Peak 92 mph975 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1933 passed within 50 miles of 24 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Kenedy County, TX, as a Category 1 on August 5, 1933.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1933

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
92 mph, 80 kt
Lowest pressure
975 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
24
FL, TX
Counties within 100 miles
36
FL, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Kenedy County, TX, 56.5 mi, Aug 5, 1933
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
Okeechobee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Sarasota CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Charlotte CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Highlands CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Glades CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Martin CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 30, 1933
DeSoto CountyFL3.1Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
St. Lucie CountyFL7.4Tropical stormJul 30, 1933
Palm Beach CountyFL8.0Category 1Jul 30, 1933
Cameron CountyTX9.0Category 1Aug 5, 1933
Hendry CountyFL9.8Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Manatee CountyFL14.5Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Lee CountyFL14.5Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Hardee CountyFL22.6Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Indian River CountyFL31.6Tropical stormJul 30, 1933
Hidalgo CountyTX33.3Tropical stormAug 5, 1933
Collier CountyFL33.7Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Osceola CountyFL37.5Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Polk CountyFL37.9Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Hillsborough CountyFL39.9Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Willacy CountyTX41.5Category 1Aug 5, 1933
Pinellas CountyFL42.5Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Brevard CountyFL49.9Tropical stormJul 30, 1933
Broward CountyFL49.9Category 1Jul 30, 1933
Kenedy CountyTX56.5Category 1Aug 5, 1933
Starr CountyTX61.7Tropical stormAug 5, 1933
Miami-Dade CountyFL73.5Category 1Jul 30, 1933
Pasco CountyFL81.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Brooks CountyTX82.7Tropical stormAug 5, 1933
Monroe CountyFL83.1Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Orange CountyFL86.2Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Sumter CountyFL90.5Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Lake CountyFL91.6Tropical stormJul 31, 1933
Jim Hogg CountyTX92.3Tropical stormAug 5, 1933
Zapata CountyTX93.6Tropical stormAug 5, 1933
Hernando CountyFL99.1Tropical stormJul 31, 1933

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.