The unnamed tropical storm of 1953
Oct 3, 1953 to Oct 8, 1953Peak 63 mph
The unnamed tropical storm of 1953 passed within 50 miles of 3 counties in FL. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a tropical storm on October 6, 1953.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed storm · 1953
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 63 mph, 55 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 3
- FL
- Counties within 100 miles
- 10
- 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.
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 32.4 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | FL | 34.5 | Tropical storm |
| Broward County | FL | 44.7 | Tropical storm |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 53.6 | Tropical storm |
| Martin County | FL | 74.1 | Tropical storm |
| Collier County | FL | 81.0 | Tropical storm |
| Dare County | NC | 88.8 | Tropical storm |
| St. Lucie County | FL | 89.4 | Tropical storm |
| Hendry County | FL | 95.9 | Tropical storm |
| Hyde County | NC | 97.9 | 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.