The unnamed tropical storm of 1952
Feb 2, 1952 to Feb 5, 1952Peak 69 mph
The unnamed tropical storm of 1952 passed within 50 miles of 8 counties in FL. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a tropical storm on February 4, 1952.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed storm · 1952
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 69 mph, 60 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 8
- FL
- Counties within 100 miles
- 20
- FL, NC
- Landfalls recorded
- 0
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Palm Beach County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Broward County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Martin County | FL | 12.7 | Tropical storm |
| Hendry County | FL | 17.8 | Tropical storm |
| St. Lucie County | FL | 19.9 | Tropical storm |
| Indian River County | FL | 39.6 | Tropical storm |
| Okeechobee County | FL | 41.3 | Tropical storm |
| Glades County | FL | 42.7 | Tropical storm |
| Brevard County | FL | 56.3 | Tropical storm |
| Highlands County | FL | 56.6 | Tropical storm |
| Dare County | NC | 57.2 | Tropical storm |
| Hyde County | NC | 67.1 | Tropical storm |
| Osceola County | FL | 68.8 | Tropical storm |
| Charlotte County | FL | 71.5 | Tropical storm |
| Carteret County | NC | 76.2 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | FL | 82.7 | Tropical storm |
| DeSoto County | FL | 82.8 | Tropical storm |
| Hardee County | FL | 93.0 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | FL | 94.7 | Tropical storm |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 95.5 | 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.