The unnamed tropical storm of 1937

Aug 2, 1937 to Aug 9, 1937Peak 63 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1937 came within 100 miles of 3 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

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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; 63 mph, 55 kt
Counties within 50 miles: 0; None
Counties within 100 miles: 3; MA, NC
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Nantucket County, MA, 89.6 mi, Aug 7, 1937
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

Dare County	NC	89.6	Tropical storm	Aug 6, 1937
Nantucket County	MA	89.6	Tropical storm	Aug 7, 1937
Hyde County	NC	99.2	Tropical storm	Aug 6, 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.