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The unnamed hurricane of 1934

Jun 4, 1934 to Jun 21, 1934Peak 98 mph966 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1934 passed within 50 miles of 105 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Vermilion Parish, LA, as a Category 2 on June 16, 1934.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1934

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Lowest pressure
966 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
105
AL, AR, LA, MS, TN
Counties within 100 miles
179
AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, TN
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Vermilion Parish, LA, 18.1 mi, Jun 16, 1934
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
Tippah CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Yazoo CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Pointe Coupee ParishLA0.0Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Leflore CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Wilkinson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
West Feliciana ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Holmes CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Claiborne CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
St. Martin ParishLA0.0Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Hardin CountyTN0.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Alcorn CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Wayne CountyTN0.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
St. Mary ParishLA0.0Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Warren CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Yalobusha CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Iberville ParishLA0.0Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Carroll CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Union CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Tishomingo CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Lafayette CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Jefferson CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Franklin CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Pontotoc CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Grenada CountyMS0.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Iberia ParishLA0.5Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Humphreys CountyMS1.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
West Baton Rouge ParishLA2.9Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Adams CountyMS3.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Prentiss CountyMS3.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Sharkey CountyMS4.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
East Feliciana ParishLA4.5Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Amite CountyMS4.5Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
McNairy CountyTN4.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Issaquena CountyMS4.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Hinds CountyMS5.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
East Baton Rouge ParishLA5.5Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Montgomery CountyMS6.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Madison ParishLA6.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Tallahatchie CountyMS6.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Calhoun CountyMS6.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Lauderdale CountyAL7.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Tensas ParishLA7.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Sunflower CountyMS9.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Benton CountyMS9.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Lee CountyMS9.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Marshall CountyMS10.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Copiah CountyMS11.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Madison CountyMS12.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Panola CountyMS12.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Colbert CountyAL13.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
St. Landry ParishLA13.2Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Decatur CountyTN15.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Washington CountyMS16.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Webster CountyMS16.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Chickasaw CountyMS17.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Itawamba CountyMS17.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Lincoln CountyMS17.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Vermilion ParishLA18.1Category 2Jun 16, 1934
Concordia ParishLA18.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
East Carroll ParishLA19.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Hardeman CountyTN19.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Terrebonne ParishLA20.3Category 2Jun 16, 1934
Assumption ParishLA21.4Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Lafayette ParishLA21.7Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Henderson CountyTN23.4Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Livingston ParishLA24.0Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Chester CountyTN24.4Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
St. Helena ParishLA24.5Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Ascension ParishLA26.4Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Avoyelles ParishLA26.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Franklin CountyAL27.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Quitman CountyMS27.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Attala CountyMS27.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Tate CountyMS28.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Catahoula ParishLA29.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Bolivar CountyMS30.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Choctaw CountyMS31.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Monroe CountyMS31.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Franklin ParishLA31.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Rankin CountyMS33.5Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Pike CountyMS34.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Fayette CountyTN34.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
St. James ParishLA35.3Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Clay CountyMS35.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Acadia ParishLA36.7Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Lawrence CountyAL37.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Simpson CountyMS37.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Coahoma CountyMS37.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Chicot CountyAR37.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Marion CountyAL38.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Richland ParishLA39.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Lafourche ParishLA39.9Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Tangipahoa ParishLA40.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Leake CountyMS40.5Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
West Carroll ParishLA40.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Madison CountyTN42.2Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Oktibbeha CountyMS42.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
DeSoto CountyMS42.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Lawrence CountyMS44.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Carroll CountyTN45.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Evangeline ParishLA45.9Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Scott CountyMS46.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
LaSalle ParishLA48.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Tunica CountyMS48.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Desha CountyAR49.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Walthall CountyMS50.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
St. John the Baptist ParishLA51.3Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Lamar CountyAL51.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Shelby CountyTN51.5Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Winston CountyMS52.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Rapides ParishLA52.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Washington ParishLA52.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Morehouse ParishLA52.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Haywood CountyTN53.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Caldwell ParishLA53.5Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Ashley CountyAR54.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Cameron ParishLA55.0Category 2Jun 16, 1934
Gibson CountyTN58.7Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Jefferson Davis CountyMS59.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Winston CountyAL59.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Smith CountyMS59.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Neshoba CountyMS59.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Jefferson Davis ParishLA60.3Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Phillips CountyAR60.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
St. Charles ParishLA60.9Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Lowndes CountyMS61.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Grant ParishLA62.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Marion CountyMS62.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
St. Tammany ParishLA63.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Crockett CountyTN63.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Drew CountyAR64.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Arkansas CountyAR64.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Henry CountyTN64.8Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Ouachita ParishLA65.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Tipton CountyTN66.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Noxubee CountyMS66.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Allen ParishLA67.6Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Lee CountyAR67.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Fayette CountyAL68.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Crittenden CountyAR68.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Covington CountyMS70.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Newton CountyMS72.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Weakley CountyTN73.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Jefferson ParishLA73.8Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Cullman CountyAL75.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Walker CountyAL75.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
St. Francis CountyAR75.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Calcasieu ParishLA75.9Category 2Jun 16, 1934
Winn ParishLA76.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Lauderdale CountyTN76.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Monroe CountyAR76.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Pickens CountyAL76.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Kemper CountyMS78.1Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Union ParishLA79.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Lincoln CountyAR79.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Jackson ParishLA80.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Jasper CountyMS81.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Orleans ParishLA82.6Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Lamar CountyMS83.2Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Dyer CountyTN84.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Jefferson CountyAR84.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Pearl River CountyMS86.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Mississippi CountyAR86.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Union CountyAR86.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Vernon ParishLA87.0Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Jones CountyMS89.0Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Bradley CountyAR89.9Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Obion CountyTN90.2Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Cross CountyAR90.4Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Beauregard ParishLA90.5Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Plaquemines ParishLA91.3Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Natchitoches ParishLA92.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
St. Bernard ParishLA92.5Category 1Jun 16, 1934
Lincoln ParishLA92.6Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Tuscaloosa CountyAL93.3Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Lauderdale CountyMS93.5Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Forrest CountyMS94.7Tropical stormJun 17, 1934
Graves CountyKY95.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1934
Poinsett CountyAR97.8Tropical stormJun 17, 1934

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.