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The unnamed tropical storm of 1945

Sep 3, 1945 to Sep 6, 1945Peak 40 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1945 passed within 50 miles of 12 counties in FL. It was strongest near Lee County, FL, as a tropical storm on September 5, 1945.

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Unnamed storm · 1945

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
40 mph, 35 kt
Counties within 50 miles
12
FL
Counties within 100 miles
22
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Lee County, FL, 0.0 mi, Sep 5, 1945
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
Lee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Monroe CountyFL1.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1945
Charlotte CountyFL10.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Collier CountyFL14.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1945
Sarasota CountyFL19.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
DeSoto CountyFL32.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Manatee CountyFL32.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Hendry CountyFL33.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Glades CountyFL37.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Hillsborough CountyFL40.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Pinellas CountyFL43.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Highlands CountyFL49.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Hardee CountyFL50.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Polk CountyFL67.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Miami-Dade CountyFL70.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1945
Pasco CountyFL70.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Broward CountyFL72.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1945
Palm Beach CountyFL74.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1945
Okeechobee CountyFL81.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Martin CountyFL81.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Hernando CountyFL91.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1945
Osceola CountyFL98.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1945

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.