The unnamed hurricane of 1933

Oct 1, 1933 to Oct 9, 1933Peak 127 mph971 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1933 passed within 50 miles of 2 counties in FL. It was strongest near Palm Beach County, FL, as a Category 3 on October 5, 1933.

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  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1933

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 3
127 mph, 110 kt
Lowest pressure
971 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
2
FL
Counties within 100 miles
5
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Palm Beach County, FL, 97.8 mi, Oct 5, 1933
Landfalls recorded
0
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
Monroe CountyFL31.9Category 3Oct 5, 1933
Miami-Dade CountyFL47.3Category 3Oct 5, 1933
Broward CountyFL80.7Category 3Oct 5, 1933
Collier CountyFL95.3Category 3Oct 5, 1933
Palm Beach CountyFL97.8Category 3Oct 5, 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.