The unnamed tropical storm of 1953

Jul 11, 1953 to Jul 16, 1953Peak 52 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1953 came within 100 miles of 3 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1953

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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The storm

Peak strength: Tropical storm; 52 mph, 45 kt
Counties within 50 miles: 0; None
Counties within 100 miles: 3; FL
Strongest near the U.S.: Tropical storm; Orange County, FL, 64.5 mi, Jul 12, 1953
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.

Counties within 100 miles

Orange County	FL	64.5	Tropical storm	Jul 12, 1953
Volusia County	FL	82.2	Tropical storm	Jul 12, 1953
Seminole County	FL	83.1	Tropical storm	Jul 12, 1953

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.