The unnamed hurricane of 1936
Sep 8, 1936 to Sep 25, 1936Peak 121 mph962 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1936 passed within 50 miles of 4 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a Category 2 on September 18, 1936.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1936
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- 121 mph, 105 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 962 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 4
- MA, NC
- Counties within 100 miles
- 58
- CT, DE, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, RI, VA
- 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.
| Nantucket County | MA | 30.9 | Category 1 |
| Dare County | NC | 40.9 | Category 2 |
| Barnstable County | MA | 47.0 | Category 1 |
| Dukes County | MA | 47.9 | Category 1 |
| Northampton County | VA | 53.0 | Category 1 |
| Accomack County | VA | 54.3 | Category 1 |
| Currituck County | NC | 54.4 | Category 2 |
| Worcester County | MD | 55.9 | Category 1 |
| Virginia Beach city | VA | 59.4 | Category 1 |
| Camden County | NC | 62.3 | Category 2 |
| Sussex County | DE | 62.6 | Category 1 |
| Hyde County | NC | 63.6 | Category 2 |
| Washington County | RI | 66.3 | Category 1 |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 67.9 | Category 2 |
| Suffolk County | NY | 69.2 | Category 1 |
| Chesapeake city | VA | 70.1 | Category 1 |
| Pasquotank County | NC | 70.4 | Category 2 |
| Wicomico County | MD | 70.9 | Category 1 |
| Somerset County | MD | 71.4 | Category 1 |
| Bristol County | MA | 71.7 | Category 1 |
| Cape May County | NJ | 71.9 | Category 1 |
| Plymouth County | MA | 73.4 | Category 1 |
| Atlantic County | NJ | 73.5 | Category 1 |
| Newport County | RI | 74.1 | Category 1 |
| Ocean County | NJ | 74.9 | Category 1 |
| Norfolk city | VA | 76.1 | Category 1 |
| Perquimans County | NC | 77.7 | Category 2 |
| Hampton city | VA | 81.1 | Category 1 |
| Mathews County | VA | 82.2 | Category 1 |
| Burlington County | NJ | 82.2 | Category 1 |
| Poquoson city | VA | 82.4 | Category 1 |
| Carteret County | NC | 82.8 | Category 2 |
| Portsmouth city | VA | 82.8 | Category 1 |
| New London County | CT | 83.8 | Category 1 |
| Cumberland County | NJ | 85.3 | Category 1 |
| Gloucester County | VA | 86.4 | Category 1 |
| Washington County | NC | 87.0 | Category 2 |
| Bristol County | RI | 87.2 | Category 1 |
| York County | VA | 87.8 | Category 1 |
| Newport News city | VA | 87.9 | Category 1 |
| Middlesex County | VA | 88.2 | Category 1 |
| Suffolk city | VA | 88.7 | Category 1 |
| Lancaster County | VA | 88.7 | Category 1 |
| Nassau County | NY | 89.5 | Category 1 |
| Chowan County | NC | 89.8 | Category 2 |
| Kent County | RI | 90.4 | Category 1 |
| Monmouth County | NJ | 91.4 | Category 1 |
| Northumberland County | VA | 92.0 | Category 1 |
| Gates County | NC | 92.2 | Category 2 |
| Kent County | DE | 93.0 | Category 1 |
| Isle of Wight County | VA | 93.2 | Category 1 |
| Middlesex County | CT | 94.2 | Category 1 |
| Dorchester County | MD | 95.5 | Category 1 |
| Providence County | RI | 95.8 | Category 1 |
| Beaufort County | NC | 96.5 | Category 2 |
| New Haven County | CT | 97.9 | Category 1 |
| James City County | VA | 98.1 | Category 1 |
| Caroline County | MD | 99.4 | Category 1 |
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.