The unnamed tropical storm of 1938

Oct 16, 1938 to Oct 21, 1938Peak 40 mph1004 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1938 came within 100 miles of 4 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1938

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; 40 mph, 35 kt
Lowest pressure: 1004 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 0; None
Counties within 100 miles: 4; FL
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Palm Beach County, FL, 81.9 mi, Oct 20, 1938
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

Palm Beach County	FL	81.9	Tropical storm	Oct 20, 1938
Martin County	FL	81.9	Tropical storm	Oct 20, 1938
St. Lucie County	FL	86.0	Tropical storm	Oct 20, 1938
Indian River County	FL	94.9	Tropical storm	Oct 20, 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.