The unnamed tropical storm of 1934

Oct 1, 1934 to Oct 6, 1934Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1934 passed within 50 miles of 4 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on October 5, 1934.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1934

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
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Counties within 50 miles
4
AL, FL
Counties within 100 miles
16
AL, FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 73.2 mi, Oct 5, 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
Santa Rosa CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1934
Escambia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1934
Baldwin CountyAL3.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1934
Mobile CountyAL34.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1934
Clarke CountyAL52.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1934
Jackson CountyMS53.2Tropical stormOct 5, 1934
Washington CountyAL54.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1934
George CountyMS65.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1934
St. Bernard ParishLA71.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1934
Plaquemines ParishLA73.2Tropical stormOct 5, 1934
Greene CountyMS75.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1934
Harrison CountyMS79.1Tropical stormOct 5, 1934
Choctaw CountyAL86.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1934
Stone CountyMS88.8Tropical stormOct 6, 1934
Wayne CountyMS89.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1934
Perry CountyMS93.3Tropical stormOct 6, 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.