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The unnamed tropical storm of 1937

Jul 29, 1937 to Aug 2, 1937Peak 69 mph996 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1937 passed within 50 miles of 28 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Virginia Beach city, VA, as a tropical storm on July 31, 1937.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1937

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
69 mph, 60 kt
Lowest pressure
996 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
28
FL, NC
Counties within 100 miles
75
FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Virginia Beach city, VA, 85.7 mi, Jul 31, 1937
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
Hernando CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Lake CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Sumter CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Pasco CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 29, 1937
Volusia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Pinellas CountyFL1.8Tropical stormJul 29, 1937
Hillsborough CountyFL1.8Tropical stormJul 29, 1937
Flagler CountyFL4.8Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Marion CountyFL4.9Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Orange CountyFL8.5Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Dare CountyNC9.9Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Citrus CountyFL10.9Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Seminole CountyFL14.3Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Putnam CountyFL15.3Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Polk CountyFL17.6Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Hyde CountyNC19.3Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
St. Johns CountyFL20.5Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Carteret CountyNC22.6Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Osceola CountyFL31.5Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Manatee CountyFL34.0Tropical stormJul 29, 1937
Brevard CountyFL34.7Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Craven CountyNC40.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Levy CountyFL40.5Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Alachua CountyFL43.0Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Clay CountyFL43.9Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Sarasota CountyFL46.0Tropical stormJul 29, 1937
Onslow CountyNC46.4Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Pamlico CountyNC47.2Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Duval CountyFL51.5Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Tyrrell CountyNC51.5Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Hardee CountyFL52.7Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Jones CountyNC53.3Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Brunswick CountyNC55.9Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Beaufort CountyNC55.9Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Bradford CountyFL56.8Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Pender CountyNC57.6Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
New Hanover CountyNC57.8Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Currituck CountyNC60.8Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Washington CountyNC67.8Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
DeSoto CountyFL69.6Tropical stormJul 29, 1937
Camden CountyNC69.8Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Highlands CountyFL71.4Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Nassau CountyFL71.9Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Gilchrist CountyFL72.5Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Pasquotank CountyNC74.6Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Duplin CountyNC76.2Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Dixie CountyFL77.3Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Baker CountyFL78.3Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Perquimans CountyNC78.3Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Union CountyFL79.3Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Charlotte CountyFL79.9Tropical stormJul 29, 1937
Camden CountyGA81.8Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Columbus CountyNC84.1Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Horry CountySC84.3Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Chowan CountyNC85.4Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Columbia CountyFL85.5Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Virginia Beach cityVA85.7Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Pitt CountyNC85.7Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Georgetown CountySC86.4Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Martin CountyNC86.7Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Lenoir CountyNC86.9Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Charleston CountySC87.2Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Okeechobee CountyFL88.2Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Indian River CountyFL89.1Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Charlton CountyGA89.5Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Bladen CountyNC90.0Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Bertie CountyNC90.3Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Lee CountyFL93.3Tropical stormJul 29, 1937
Lafayette CountyFL95.8Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Sampson CountyNC96.1Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Glynn CountyGA96.2Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Chesapeake cityVA96.5Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Suwannee CountyFL97.4Tropical stormJul 30, 1937
Greene CountyNC98.7Tropical stormJul 31, 1937
Berkeley CountySC99.7Tropical stormJul 31, 1937

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.