The unnamed tropical storm of 1937

Aug 24, 1937 to Sep 2, 1937Peak 69 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1937 passed within 50 miles of 53 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Brevard County, FL, as a tropical storm on August 30, 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
Counties within 50 miles
53
AL, FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
91
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Brevard County, FL, 18.0 mi, Aug 30, 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
Gilchrist CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Calhoun CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Marion CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Levy CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Taylor CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Dixie CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Alachua CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Wakulla CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Washington CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Geneva CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Holmes CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Covington CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Volusia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Jackson CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Liberty CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Jefferson CountyFL1.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Putnam CountyFL2.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Bay CountyFL2.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Leon CountyFL3.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Lake CountyFL3.9Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Walton CountyFL3.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Flagler CountyFL5.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Lafayette CountyFL5.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Gadsden CountyFL6.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Coffee CountyAL9.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Franklin CountyFL15.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Gulf CountyFL17.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Brevard CountyFL18.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Suwannee CountyFL18.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Columbia CountyFL19.3Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Houston CountyAL19.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Madison CountyFL20.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Decatur CountyGA21.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Seminole CountyGA21.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Dale CountyAL21.5Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Seminole CountyFL22.1Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Clay CountyFL22.2Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Bradford CountyFL22.2Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
St. Johns CountyFL24.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Sumter CountyFL27.1Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Union CountyFL28.9Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Citrus CountyFL29.4Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Orange CountyFL29.5Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Grady CountyGA31.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Thomas CountyGA37.1Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Early CountyGA39.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Henry CountyAL40.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Hamilton CountyFL41.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Miller CountyGA42.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Baker CountyFL43.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Brooks CountyGA44.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Barbour CountyAL47.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Osceola CountyFL49.5Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Hernando CountyFL51.6Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Baker CountyGA52.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Lowndes CountyGA52.8Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Duval CountyFL53.1Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Mitchell CountyGA53.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Echols CountyGA57.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Nassau CountyFL58.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Pasco CountyFL60.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Colquitt CountyGA62.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Charlton CountyGA62.6Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Clay CountyGA62.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Polk CountyFL62.8Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Indian River CountyFL67.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Calhoun CountyGA67.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Clinch CountyGA69.9Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Randolph CountyGA73.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Ware CountyGA73.2Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Cook CountyGA73.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Lanier CountyGA74.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Quitman CountyGA76.2Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
St. Lucie CountyFL76.2Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Dougherty CountyGA77.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Berrien CountyGA78.6Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Martin CountyFL79.5Tropical stormAug 29, 1937
Palm Beach CountyFL80.8Tropical stormAug 29, 1937
Hillsborough CountyFL80.9Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Worth CountyGA81.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Terrell CountyGA86.0Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Russell CountyAL88.4Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Tift CountyGA88.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Okeechobee CountyFL90.0Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Pinellas CountyFL90.7Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Stewart CountyGA90.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Lee CountyGA92.3Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Atkinson CountyGA94.7Tropical stormAug 31, 1937
Camden CountyGA95.5Tropical stormAug 30, 1937
Broward CountyFL97.0Tropical stormAug 29, 1937
Webster CountyGA99.9Tropical stormAug 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.