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The unnamed hurricane of 1959

Jun 18, 1959 to Jun 22, 1959Peak 86 mph974 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1959 passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in FL. It was strongest near Seminole County, FL, as a tropical storm on June 18, 1959.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1959

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
Category 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Lowest pressure
974 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
19
FL
Counties within 100 miles
35
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Seminole County, FL, 0.0 mi, Jun 18, 1959
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
Seminole CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Pasco CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Orange CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Volusia CountyFL0.8Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Pinellas CountyFL2.4Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Brevard CountyFL7.1Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Polk CountyFL7.3Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Hillsborough CountyFL9.3Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Osceola CountyFL10.6Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Lake CountyFL10.6Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Sumter CountyFL11.2Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Hernando CountyFL12.9Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Manatee CountyFL28.7Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Citrus CountyFL28.9Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Marion CountyFL31.8Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Flagler CountyFL35.9Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Hardee CountyFL43.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Sarasota CountyFL43.2Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Putnam CountyFL49.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Levy CountyFL57.4Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Highlands CountyFL58.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
St. Johns CountyFL62.3Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
DeSoto CountyFL63.8Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Indian River CountyFL65.2Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Okeechobee CountyFL66.8Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Alachua CountyFL69.0Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Charlotte CountyFL74.7Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Clay CountyFL81.3Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
St. Lucie CountyFL85.8Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Bradford CountyFL87.6Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Lee CountyFL89.7Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Dixie CountyFL91.3Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Glades CountyFL93.3Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Gilchrist CountyFL94.5Tropical stormJun 18, 1959
Duval CountyFL94.8Tropical stormJun 18, 1959

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.