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The unnamed hurricane of 1938

Sep 9, 1938 to Sep 23, 1938Peak 161 mph940 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1938 passed within 50 miles of 30 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Suffolk County, NY, as a Category 3 on September 21, 1938.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1938

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 5
161 mph, 140 kt
Lowest pressure
940 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
30
CT, MA, NH, NY, VT
Counties within 100 miles
72
CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Suffolk County, NY, 8.4 mi, Sep 21, 1938
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
Berkshire CountyMA0.0Category 1Sep 21, 1938
New Haven CountyCT0.0Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Hartford CountyCT0.0Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Franklin CountyMA0.5Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Litchfield CountyCT3.4Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Hampden CountyMA5.2Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Windham CountyVT5.9Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Bennington CountyVT5.9Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Suffolk CountyNY8.4Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Fairfield CountyCT8.6Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Hampshire CountyMA10.4Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Middlesex CountyCT11.7Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Rensselaer CountyNY12.2Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Columbia CountyNY20.9Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Tolland CountyCT23.6Category 2Sep 21, 1938
New London CountyCT25.5Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Cheshire CountyNH26.1Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Dutchess CountyNY26.9Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Nassau CountyNY28.2Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Westchester CountyNY30.9Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Albany CountyNY33.2Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Putnam CountyNY33.8Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Worcester CountyMA38.1Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Windham CountyCT38.6Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Schenectady CountyNY39.8Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Greene CountyNY41.2Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Queens CountyNY42.1Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Bronx CountyNY46.5Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Kings CountyNY49.2Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Ulster CountyNY49.2Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Hillsborough CountyNH52.0Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Rockland CountyNY52.5Category 3Sep 21, 1938
New York CountyNY53.3Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Washington CountyRI53.8Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Orange CountyNY54.7Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Montgomery CountyNY55.0Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Bergen CountyNJ55.4Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Hudson CountyNJ57.2Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Schoharie CountyNY57.5Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Middlesex CountyMA57.6Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Monmouth CountyNJ59.5Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Providence CountyRI59.9Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Ocean CountyNJ60.4Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Richmond CountyNY60.9Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Kent CountyRI61.1Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Essex CountyNJ63.8Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Passaic CountyNJ64.1Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Union CountyNJ64.9Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Middlesex CountyNJ68.8Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Morris CountyNJ72.9Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Delaware CountyNY75.1Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Norfolk CountyMA75.4Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Atlantic CountyNJ76.4Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Sussex CountyNJ76.5Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Sullivan CountyNY76.9Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Newport CountyRI78.5Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Somerset CountyNJ78.7Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Burlington CountyNJ80.5Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Otsego CountyNY81.3Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Bristol CountyMA81.4Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Rockingham CountyNH81.8Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Bristol CountyRI84.7Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Mercer CountyNJ85.2Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Cape May CountyNJ88.2Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Essex CountyMA90.3Category 1Sep 21, 1938
Pike CountyPA92.9Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Suffolk CountyMA93.1Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Hunterdon CountyNJ94.6Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Bucks CountyPA96.9Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Plymouth CountyMA97.1Category 2Sep 21, 1938
Warren CountyNJ98.8Category 3Sep 21, 1938
Camden CountyNJ99.2Category 3Sep 21, 1938

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.