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The unnamed tropical storm of 1936

Jul 26, 1936 to Jul 28, 1936Peak 46 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1936 passed within 50 miles of 16 counties in LA. It was strongest near Lafourche Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on July 27, 1936.

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Unnamed storm · 1936

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
46 mph, 40 kt
Counties within 50 miles
16
LA
Counties within 100 miles
22
LA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Lafourche Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Jul 27, 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
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
St. Tammany ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 28, 1936
Jefferson ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
St. Charles ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
St. John the Baptist ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
Tangipahoa ParishLA2.6Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
Orleans ParishLA3.6Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
Plaquemines ParishLA7.8Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
Terrebonne ParishLA10.6Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
St. Bernard ParishLA11.3Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
Livingston ParishLA16.7Tropical stormJul 28, 1936
Ascension ParishLA25.9Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
St. James ParishLA26.8Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
Assumption ParishLA41.1Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
East Baton Rouge ParishLA41.4Tropical stormJul 28, 1936
Iberville ParishLA49.2Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
St. Mary ParishLA53.0Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
St. Martin ParishLA53.4Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
West Baton Rouge ParishLA56.4Tropical stormJul 28, 1936
Iberia ParishLA61.3Tropical stormJul 27, 1936
Pointe Coupee ParishLA68.3Tropical stormJul 28, 1936
St. Landry ParishLA88.1Tropical stormJul 28, 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.