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The unnamed tropical storm of 1941

Oct 15, 1941 to Oct 22, 1941Peak 52 mph1004 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1941 passed within 50 miles of 11 counties in FL. It was strongest near Pinellas County, FL, as a tropical storm on October 20, 1941.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1941

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
52 mph, 45 kt
Lowest pressure
1004 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
11
FL
Counties within 100 miles
29
FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Pinellas County, FL, 40.6 mi, Oct 20, 1941
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
Levy CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 20, 1941
Dixie CountyFL1.4Tropical stormOct 20, 1941
Gilchrist CountyFL6.6Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Alachua CountyFL12.7Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Lafayette CountyFL22.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Suwannee CountyFL26.4Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Columbia CountyFL26.6Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Taylor CountyFL28.6Tropical stormOct 20, 1941
Union CountyFL37.7Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Bradford CountyFL40.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Pinellas CountyFL40.6Tropical stormOct 20, 1941
Clay CountyFL50.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Baker CountyFL51.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Madison CountyFL56.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Hamilton CountyFL57.2Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Duval CountyFL69.7Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Nassau CountyFL73.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Charlton CountyGA73.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Jefferson CountyFL76.1Tropical stormOct 20, 1941
Clinch CountyGA77.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Echols CountyGA77.8Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Lowndes CountyGA78.9Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Ware CountyGA80.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Wakulla CountyFL80.5Tropical stormOct 20, 1941
Brooks CountyGA82.1Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Franklin CountyFL88.1Tropical stormOct 20, 1941
Leon CountyFL88.2Tropical stormOct 20, 1941
Lanier CountyGA93.2Tropical stormOct 21, 1941
Thomas CountyGA94.6Tropical stormOct 21, 1941

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.