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The unnamed tropical storm of 1939

Sep 23, 1939 to Sep 27, 1939Peak 52 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1939 passed within 50 miles of 26 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 26, 1939.

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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
52 mph, 45 kt
Counties within 50 miles
26
AL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
47
AL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 26, 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
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Stone CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
St. Bernard ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
George CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Hancock CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Harrison CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Greene CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Jefferson ParishLA1.8Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Perry CountyMS3.9Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
St. Tammany ParishLA5.1Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Jackson CountyMS8.2Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Orleans ParishLA9.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Forrest CountyMS11.2Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Terrebonne ParishLA13.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Pearl River CountyMS13.4Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Mobile CountyAL13.4Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
St. Charles ParishLA23.6Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Lamar CountyMS25.3Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Jones CountyMS26.4Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
St. John the Baptist ParishLA37.6Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Washington ParishLA38.7Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Tangipahoa ParishLA39.2Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Marion CountyMS40.8Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Covington CountyMS46.5Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Walthall CountyMS49.7Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
St. James ParishLA52.1Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Jefferson Davis CountyMS55.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Livingston ParishLA56.8Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Smith CountyMS59.3Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Ascension ParishLA61.6Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Assumption ParishLA63.5Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
St. Mary ParishLA64.4Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
St. Martin ParishLA68.2Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Lawrence CountyMS69.9Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Pike CountyMS71.2Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Simpson CountyMS73.3Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
St. Helena ParishLA74.7Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
East Baton Rouge ParishLA80.6Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Iberville ParishLA81.2Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Lincoln CountyMS82.8Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Iberia ParishLA85.7Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Amite CountyMS86.1Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Rankin CountyMS88.9Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
East Feliciana ParishLA91.2Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
West Baton Rouge ParishLA92.4Tropical stormSep 26, 1939
Copiah CountyMS93.4Tropical stormSep 26, 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.