The unnamed tropical storm of 1946

Oct 31, 1946 to Nov 3, 1946Peak 46 mph1002 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1946 passed within 50 miles of 3 counties in FL. It was strongest near Palm Beach County, FL, as a tropical storm on November 1, 1946.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1946

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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Storm milestones

Storm trackPast (solid) and future (dashed)

Wind fieldNot recorded for this storm; HURDAT2 carries wind extents from 2004

County proximityCounties within 50 miles, lit at the hour of closest approach (brighter when closer)

Source: National Hurricane Center · HURDAT2. Positions every six hours, interpolated between fixes. Relief: Natural Earth. Times shown in UTC.

The storm

Peak strength: Tropical storm; 46 mph, 40 kt
Lowest pressure: 1002 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 3; FL
Counties within 100 miles: 5; FL
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Palm Beach County, FL, 0.0 mi, Nov 1, 1946
Landfalls recorded: 3; 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

Palm Beach County	FL	0.0	Tropical storm	Nov 1, 1946
Broward County	FL	12.1	Tropical storm	Nov 1, 1946
Miami-Dade County	FL	30.2	Tropical storm	Nov 1, 1946
Collier County	FL	51.8	Tropical storm	Nov 2, 1946
Monroe County	FL	65.1	Tropical storm	Nov 1, 1946

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.