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The unnamed hurricane of 1948

Sep 1, 1948 to Sep 6, 1948Peak 81 mph983 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1948 passed within 50 miles of 45 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Vermilion Parish, LA, as a Category 1 on September 4, 1948.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1948

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
983 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
45
AL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
71
AL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Vermilion Parish, LA, 97.5 mi, Sep 4, 1948
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
St. Tammany ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Orleans ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 4, 1948
Newton CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1948
Pearl River CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Jefferson ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Jones CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Lamar CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Jasper CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Terrebonne ParishLA0.4Category 1Sep 4, 1948
Plaquemines ParishLA0.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Hancock CountyMS3.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Forrest CountyMS3.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
St. Bernard ParishLA3.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
St. Charles ParishLA6.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Covington CountyMS7.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Smith CountyMS8.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Stone CountyMS9.5Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Perry CountyMS10.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Marion CountyMS11.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Lauderdale CountyMS12.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1948
Clarke CountyMS12.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1948
Washington ParishLA13.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Scott CountyMS13.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Harrison CountyMS15.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Wayne CountyMS15.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
St. John the Baptist ParishLA16.5Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Jefferson Davis CountyMS16.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Tangipahoa ParishLA18.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Walthall CountyMS21.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Simpson CountyMS24.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Greene CountyMS27.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Rankin CountyMS32.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
George CountyMS33.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
St. James ParishLA34.7Category 1Sep 4, 1948
Lawrence CountyMS36.5Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Livingston ParishLA37.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Jackson CountyMS38.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Sumter CountyAL39.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1948
Choctaw CountyAL39.6Tropical stormSep 5, 1948
Ascension ParishLA42.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Pike CountyMS44.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Washington CountyAL45.4Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Assumption ParishLA46.0Category 1Sep 4, 1948
St. Mary ParishLA48.3Category 1Sep 4, 1948
Copiah CountyMS50.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
St. Helena ParishLA51.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
St. Martin ParishLA51.8Category 1Sep 4, 1948
Lincoln CountyMS52.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Mobile CountyAL55.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Hinds CountyMS56.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1948
Amite CountyMS59.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Marengo CountyAL59.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1948
Clarke CountyAL60.0Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
East Baton Rouge ParishLA61.5Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Iberville ParishLA63.7Category 1Sep 4, 1948
East Feliciana ParishLA68.3Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Iberia ParishLA68.6Category 1Sep 4, 1948
Franklin CountyMS73.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
West Baton Rouge ParishLA74.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Baldwin CountyAL81.7Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Jefferson CountyMS84.5Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Warren CountyMS84.7Tropical stormSep 5, 1948
Wilcox CountyAL86.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1948
Claiborne CountyMS86.6Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Wilkinson CountyMS87.8Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Monroe CountyAL90.1Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
West Feliciana ParishLA91.9Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Pointe Coupee ParishLA92.2Tropical stormSep 4, 1948
Dallas CountyAL95.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1948
Vermilion ParishLA97.5Category 1Sep 4, 1948

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.