Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

The unnamed tropical storm of 1936

Aug 20, 1936 to Aug 23, 1936Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1936 passed within 50 miles of 28 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Brevard County, FL, as a tropical storm on August 21, 1936.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
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
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Counties within 50 miles
28
FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
48
FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Brevard County, FL, 8.5 mi, Aug 21, 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
Gilchrist CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Marion CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Alachua CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Taylor CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Volusia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1936
Lafayette CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Dixie CountyFL0.9Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Lake CountyFL2.5Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Putnam CountyFL2.7Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Levy CountyFL5.6Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Flagler CountyFL6.5Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Suwannee CountyFL7.1Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Brevard CountyFL8.5Tropical stormAug 21, 1936
Columbia CountyFL11.0Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Seminole CountyFL15.6Tropical stormAug 21, 1936
Bradford CountyFL19.7Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Clay CountyFL19.7Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Union CountyFL19.9Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Orange CountyFL22.4Tropical stormAug 21, 1936
St. Johns CountyFL26.3Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Sumter CountyFL26.7Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Hamilton CountyFL33.6Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Baker CountyFL34.1Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Citrus CountyFL35.0Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Osceola CountyFL35.8Tropical stormAug 21, 1936
Lowndes CountyGA46.9Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Duval CountyFL47.6Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Echols CountyGA49.9Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Nassau CountyFL53.1Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Hernando CountyFL53.4Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Indian River CountyFL54.7Tropical stormAug 21, 1936
Charlton CountyGA55.4Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Polk CountyFL57.5Tropical stormAug 21, 1936
Clinch CountyGA59.3Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Pasco CountyFL60.1Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Ware CountyGA62.7Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Lanier CountyGA66.2Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
St. Lucie CountyFL70.0Tropical stormAug 21, 1936
Berrien CountyGA74.1Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Okeechobee CountyFL77.2Tropical stormAug 21, 1936
Hillsborough CountyFL78.6Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Martin CountyFL86.1Tropical stormAug 21, 1936
Highlands CountyFL87.1Tropical stormAug 21, 1936
Atkinson CountyGA88.0Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Camden CountyGA90.3Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Pinellas CountyFL94.0Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Brantley CountyGA96.9Tropical stormAug 22, 1936
Hardee CountyFL98.3Tropical stormAug 21, 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.