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The unnamed tropical storm of 1944

Sep 9, 1944 to Sep 11, 1944Peak 63 mph992 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1944 passed within 50 miles of 20 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 10, 1944.

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Unnamed storm · 1944

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
63 mph, 55 kt
Lowest pressure
992 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
20
AL, FL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
44
AL, FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 10, 1944
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
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
St. Bernard ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Mobile CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Escambia CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Escambia CountyFL4.6Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Jackson CountyMS6.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Lafourche ParishLA14.9Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Jefferson ParishLA16.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Terrebonne ParishLA17.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
George CountyMS18.7Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Washington CountyAL20.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Clarke CountyAL20.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Harrison CountyMS22.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Greene CountyMS28.2Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Stone CountyMS43.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Hancock CountyMS44.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Perry CountyMS45.9Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Orleans ParishLA48.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
St. Tammany ParishLA48.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
St. Charles ParishLA52.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Wayne CountyMS53.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Choctaw CountyAL55.0Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Pearl River CountyMS61.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Forrest CountyMS63.3Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
St. Mary ParishLA63.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Assumption ParishLA68.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Jones CountyMS71.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
St. John the Baptist ParishLA72.4Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
St. Martin ParishLA73.5Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
St. James ParishLA75.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Iberia ParishLA76.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Lamar CountyMS77.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Tangipahoa ParishLA78.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Clarke CountyMS79.4Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Washington ParishLA84.2Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Vermilion ParishLA88.3Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Jasper CountyMS91.2Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Marion CountyMS92.0Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Livingston ParishLA92.1Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Covington CountyMS92.1Tropical stormSep 11, 1944
Ascension ParishLA92.6Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Iberville ParishLA96.7Tropical stormSep 10, 1944
Walthall CountyMS99.8Tropical stormSep 10, 1944

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.