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The unnamed tropical storm of 1939

Jun 12, 1939 to Jun 18, 1939Peak 63 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1939 passed within 50 miles of 12 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Baldwin County, AL, as a tropical storm on June 16, 1939.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1939

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
63 mph, 55 kt
Counties within 50 miles
12
AL, FL, MS
Counties within 100 miles
26
AL, FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Baldwin County, AL, 0.0 mi, Jun 16, 1939
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
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Washington CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Mobile CountyAL0.0Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Escambia CountyFL5.1Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Clarke CountyAL7.8Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Escambia CountyAL20.1Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Monroe CountyAL20.7Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Santa Rosa CountyFL22.2Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
George CountyMS23.8Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Jackson CountyMS31.3Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Conecuh CountyAL37.8Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Okaloosa CountyFL48.2Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Stone CountyMS50.5Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Plaquemines ParishLA52.5Tropical stormJun 15, 1939
Harrison CountyMS57.6Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
St. Bernard ParishLA69.3Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Covington CountyAL69.4Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Walton CountyFL72.0Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Butler CountyAL76.2Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Hancock CountyMS82.9Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Lowndes CountyAL89.9Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Crenshaw CountyAL95.3Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Bay CountyFL95.7Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Washington CountyFL96.0Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Geneva CountyAL96.6Tropical stormJun 16, 1939
Holmes CountyFL97.3Tropical stormJun 16, 1939

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.