The unnamed tropical storm of 1948
Jul 7, 1948 to Jul 11, 1948Peak 40 mph
The unnamed tropical storm of 1948 passed within 50 miles of 4 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Santa Rosa County, FL, as a tropical storm on July 9, 1948.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed storm · 1948
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 40 mph, 35 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 4
- AL, FL
- Counties within 100 miles
- 15
- AL, FL, LA, MS
- 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.
| Santa Rosa County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Escambia County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Baldwin County | AL | 7.6 | Tropical storm |
| Mobile County | AL | 35.6 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | MS | 50.4 | Tropical storm |
| St. Bernard Parish | LA | 55.7 | Tropical storm |
| Bay County | FL | 61.0 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | AL | 65.2 | Tropical storm |
| George County | MS | 70.7 | Tropical storm |
| Harrison County | MS | 74.5 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | MS | 82.2 | Tropical storm |
| Stone County | MS | 91.7 | Tropical storm |
| Perry County | MS | 98.4 | Tropical storm |
| Gulf County | FL | 98.9 | Tropical storm |
| Hancock County | MS | 99.2 | Tropical storm |
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.