The unnamed hurricane of 1948
Oct 3, 1948 to Oct 16, 1948Peak 127 mph971 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1948 passed within 50 miles of 6 counties in FL. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a Category 2 on October 5, 1948.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1948
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- 127 mph, 110 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 971 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 6
- FL
- Counties within 100 miles
- 13
- FL
- Landfalls recorded
- 4
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Monroe County | FL | 0.5 | Category 2 |
| Broward County | FL | 5.3 | Category 1 |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 18.3 | Category 1 |
| Collier County | FL | 31.7 | Category 2 |
| Martin County | FL | 48.5 | Category 2 |
| Hendry County | FL | 52.8 | Category 1 |
| St. Lucie County | FL | 67.3 | Category 2 |
| Glades County | FL | 79.1 | Category 1 |
| Okeechobee County | FL | 82.8 | Category 1 |
| Indian River County | FL | 86.5 | Category 2 |
| Lee County | FL | 91.3 | Category 2 |
| Highlands County | FL | 98.9 | Category 1 |
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.