The unnamed tropical storm of 1936

Aug 7, 1936 to Aug 12, 1936Peak 40 mph1009 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1936 came within 100 miles of 6 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

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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; 40 mph, 35 kt
Lowest pressure: 1009 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 0; None
Counties within 100 miles: 6; LA
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Iberia Parish, LA, 67.5 mi, Aug 9, 1936
Landfalls recorded: 0; 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

Iberia Parish	LA	67.5	Tropical storm	Aug 9, 1936
St. Mary Parish	LA	74.0	Tropical storm	Aug 9, 1936
Vermilion Parish	LA	75.0	Tropical storm	Aug 9, 1936
Cameron Parish	LA	86.3	Tropical storm	Aug 9, 1936
Assumption Parish	LA	86.9	Tropical storm	Aug 9, 1936
St. Martin Parish	LA	91.6	Tropical storm	Aug 9, 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.