The unnamed hurricane of 1933
Aug 31, 1933 to Sep 7, 1933Peak 138 mph945 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1933 passed within 50 miles of 82 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Palm Beach County, FL, as a Category 3 on September 4, 1933.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1933
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- 138 mph, 120 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 82
- FL, GA
- Counties within 100 miles
- 125
- AL, FL, GA, SC
- 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.
| Hernando County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lowndes County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Levy County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hillsborough County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Taylor County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Pasco County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Dixie County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Appling County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Okeechobee County | FL | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Polk County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Lanier County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Citrus County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Highlands County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Treutlen County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 0.0 | Category 3 |
| Lafayette County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Coffee County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Martin County | FL | 0.0 | Category 3 |
| Atkinson County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bacon County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jeff Davis County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Toombs County | GA | 1.0 | Tropical storm |
| Berrien County | GA | 1.1 | Tropical storm |
| Brooks County | GA | 1.5 | Tropical storm |
| Wheeler County | GA | 2.3 | Tropical storm |
| Clinch County | GA | 3.4 | Tropical storm |
| St. Lucie County | FL | 3.9 | Category 2 |
| Hardee County | FL | 4.3 | Category 1 |
| Ware County | GA | 4.7 | Tropical storm |
| Cook County | GA | 5.6 | Tropical storm |
| Hamilton County | FL | 7.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | FL | 8.2 | Tropical storm |
| Telfair County | GA | 8.6 | Tropical storm |
| Glades County | FL | 9.6 | Category 2 |
| Sumter County | FL | 11.0 | Tropical storm |
| Suwannee County | FL | 11.6 | Tropical storm |
| Echols County | GA | 11.9 | Tropical storm |
| Osceola County | FL | 12.3 | Category 1 |
| Gilchrist County | FL | 13.2 | Tropical storm |
| Candler County | GA | 14.3 | Tropical storm |
| Tattnall County | GA | 15.6 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | FL | 16.2 | Tropical storm |
| Pierce County | GA | 16.4 | Tropical storm |
| Lake County | FL | 17.0 | Tropical storm |
| Thomas County | GA | 17.7 | Tropical storm |
| Irwin County | GA | 17.7 | Tropical storm |
| Indian River County | FL | 17.9 | Category 2 |
| Colquitt County | GA | 18.7 | Tropical storm |
| DeSoto County | FL | 20.1 | Category 1 |
| Hendry County | FL | 21.1 | Category 2 |
| Ben Hill County | GA | 21.2 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | GA | 21.6 | Tropical storm |
| Dodge County | GA | 21.8 | Tropical storm |
| Manatee County | FL | 22.1 | Tropical storm |
| Pinellas County | FL | 22.6 | Tropical storm |
| Tift County | GA | 25.7 | Tropical storm |
| Alachua County | FL | 26.3 | Tropical storm |
| Evans County | GA | 27.8 | Tropical storm |
| Leon County | FL | 28.5 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | FL | 29.9 | Tropical storm |
| Long County | GA | 30.5 | Tropical storm |
| Brevard County | FL | 30.6 | Category 1 |
| Brantley County | GA | 31.0 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | FL | 31.4 | Tropical storm |
| Broward County | FL | 33.9 | Category 3 |
| Charlton County | GA | 34.7 | Tropical storm |
| Worth County | GA | 35.4 | Tropical storm |
| Wakulla County | FL | 36.6 | Tropical storm |
| Grady County | GA | 36.8 | Tropical storm |
| Wilcox County | GA | 37.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bleckley County | GA | 37.3 | Tropical storm |
| Charlotte County | FL | 38.5 | Category 1 |
| Liberty County | GA | 39.6 | Tropical storm |
| Turner County | GA | 40.2 | Tropical storm |
| Bryan County | GA | 42.0 | Tropical storm |
| Mitchell County | GA | 43.1 | Tropical storm |
| Sarasota County | FL | 43.5 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | FL | 45.1 | Tropical storm |
| Pulaski County | GA | 46.3 | Tropical storm |
| Gadsden County | FL | 48.3 | Tropical storm |
| McIntosh County | GA | 50.2 | Tropical storm |
| Glynn County | GA | 51.8 | Tropical storm |
| Bradford County | FL | 51.9 | Tropical storm |
| Baker County | FL | 52.1 | Tropical storm |
| Seminole County | FL | 52.7 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | GA | 53.4 | Tropical storm |
| Decatur County | GA | 54.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | FL | 54.1 | Category 1 |
| Putnam County | FL | 54.2 | Tropical storm |
| Crisp County | GA | 54.5 | Tropical storm |
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 55.2 | Category 3 |
| Dougherty County | GA | 55.8 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | FL | 55.9 | Tropical storm |
| Houston County | GA | 57.5 | Tropical storm |
| Collier County | FL | 59.6 | Category 2 |
| Baker County | GA | 61.7 | Tropical storm |
| Nassau County | FL | 62.5 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | FL | 62.5 | Tropical storm |
| Dooly County | GA | 64.4 | Tropical storm |
| Chatham County | GA | 64.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | GA | 65.9 | Tropical storm |
| Volusia County | FL | 67.2 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | FL | 67.2 | Tropical storm |
| Miller County | GA | 72.6 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | GA | 73.1 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | GA | 76.2 | Tropical storm |
| Terrell County | GA | 77.2 | Tropical storm |
| Macon County | GA | 77.9 | Tropical storm |
| Seminole County | GA | 78.9 | Tropical storm |
| Duval County | FL | 79.4 | Tropical storm |
| Flagler County | FL | 81.9 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | FL | 81.9 | Tropical storm |
| Early County | GA | 82.7 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | FL | 85.6 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | SC | 86.7 | Tropical storm |
| St. Johns County | FL | 87.6 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | GA | 88.9 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | FL | 89.5 | Category 3 |
| Houston County | AL | 95.7 | Tropical storm |
| Schley County | GA | 95.9 | Tropical storm |
| Gulf County | FL | 95.9 | Tropical storm |
| Webster County | GA | 97.4 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | GA | 98.7 | Tropical storm |
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.