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The unnamed hurricane of 1936

Jul 27, 1936 to Aug 1, 1936Peak 104 mph964 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1936 passed within 50 miles of 30 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Okaloosa County, FL, as a Category 2 on July 31, 1936.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 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
Category 2
104 mph, 90 kt
Lowest pressure
964 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
30
AL, FL
Counties within 100 miles
58
AL, FL, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Okaloosa County, FL, 0.0 mi, Jul 31, 1936
Landfalls recorded
2
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 stormJul 29, 1936
Santa Rosa CountyFL0.0Category 1Jul 31, 1936
Monroe CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Clarke CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Conecuh CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1936
Escambia CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1936
Okaloosa CountyFL0.0Category 2Jul 31, 1936
Monroe CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Collier CountyFL1.2Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Wilcox CountyAL5.1Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Escambia CountyFL7.7Tropical stormJul 31, 1936
Walton CountyFL12.1Category 2Jul 31, 1936
Covington CountyAL17.2Category 1Jul 31, 1936
Lee CountyFL21.2Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Baldwin CountyAL21.3Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Broward CountyFL27.4Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Butler CountyAL27.5Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Bay CountyFL32.4Category 2Jul 31, 1936
Hendry CountyFL33.3Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Dallas CountyAL33.5Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Washington CountyFL34.6Category 2Jul 31, 1936
Charlotte CountyFL38.8Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Holmes CountyFL39.8Category 2Jul 31, 1936
Mobile CountyAL40.1Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Geneva CountyAL42.9Category 1Jul 31, 1936
Lowndes CountyAL45.0Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Crenshaw CountyAL45.3Tropical stormJul 31, 1936
Sarasota CountyFL45.6Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Palm Beach CountyFL48.9Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Coffee CountyAL49.9Category 1Jul 31, 1936
Gulf CountyFL50.8Category 2Jul 31, 1936
Glades CountyFL57.1Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Franklin CountyFL58.9Category 2Jul 31, 1936
DeSoto CountyFL59.5Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Autauga CountyAL62.3Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Calhoun CountyFL63.8Category 2Jul 31, 1936
Manatee CountyFL64.5Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Pike CountyAL64.9Tropical stormJul 31, 1936
Jackson CountyFL66.6Category 2Jul 31, 1936
George CountyMS68.6Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Montgomery CountyAL69.1Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Dale CountyAL70.2Category 1Jul 31, 1936
Chilton CountyAL71.5Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Hillsborough CountyFL72.2Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Highlands CountyFL73.3Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Liberty CountyFL73.6Category 2Jul 31, 1936
Houston CountyAL74.1Category 1Jul 31, 1936
Pinellas CountyFL74.9Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Hardee CountyFL78.5Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Jackson CountyMS79.9Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Elmore CountyAL84.9Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Barbour CountyAL87.1Tropical stormJul 31, 1936
Okeechobee CountyFL87.4Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Martin CountyFL87.4Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Bullock CountyAL88.8Tropical stormAug 1, 1936
Henry CountyAL93.1Category 1Jul 31, 1936
Polk CountyFL97.6Tropical stormJul 29, 1936
Gadsden CountyFL99.5Category 2Jul 31, 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.