The unnamed tropical storm of 1936

Jun 12, 1936 to Jun 17, 1936Peak 46 mph996 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1936 passed within 50 miles of 7 counties in FL. It was strongest near Miami-Dade County, FL, as a tropical storm on June 15, 1936.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1936

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
46 mph, 40 kt
Lowest pressure
996 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
7
FL
Counties within 100 miles
17
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Miami-Dade County, FL, 0.0 mi, Jun 15, 1936
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
Miami-Dade CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Collier CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Monroe CountyFL4.7Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Broward CountyFL8.7Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Hendry CountyFL27.4Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Lee CountyFL27.7Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Palm Beach CountyFL32.6Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Charlotte CountyFL53.6Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Glades CountyFL60.7Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Sarasota CountyFL65.4Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
DeSoto CountyFL72.9Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Martin CountyFL76.5Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Okeechobee CountyFL77.8Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Highlands CountyFL78.8Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Manatee CountyFL83.6Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
Hardee CountyFL93.7Tropical stormJun 15, 1936
St. Lucie CountyFL94.3Tropical stormJun 15, 1936

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.