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The unnamed tropical storm of 1937

Sep 16, 1937 to Sep 21, 1937Peak 58 mph1002 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1937 passed within 50 miles of 10 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 19, 1937.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1937

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure
1002 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
10
FL, LA
Counties within 100 miles
31
AL, FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 53.3 mi, Sep 19, 1937
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
Franklin CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Gulf CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Bay CountyFL14.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Calhoun CountyFL27.7Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Jefferson ParishLA37.6Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
St. Bernard ParishLA38.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
Lafourche ParishLA41.3Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
Walton CountyFL46.4Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Washington CountyFL49.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Jackson CountyFL53.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Terrebonne ParishLA53.3Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
Okaloosa CountyFL58.7Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Baldwin CountyAL61.1Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Jackson CountyMS62.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Escambia CountyFL63.1Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Santa Rosa CountyFL63.8Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Mobile CountyAL64.1Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
Orleans ParishLA64.5Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
St. Charles ParishLA69.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
Harrison CountyMS70.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
Holmes CountyFL72.1Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
St. Tammany ParishLA74.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
Hancock CountyMS74.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
Geneva CountyAL85.9Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
St. John the Baptist ParishLA91.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
Tangipahoa ParishLA93.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
Pearl River CountyMS96.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
Covington CountyAL97.7Tropical stormSep 20, 1937
St. James ParishLA98.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1937
George CountyMS99.4Tropical stormSep 20, 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.