The unnamed tropical storm of 1969

Sep 29, 1969 to Oct 3, 1969Peak 58 mph995 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1969 passed within 50 miles of 8 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Franklin County, FL, as a subtropical storm on October 1, 1969.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1969

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
58 mph, 50 kt
Lowest pressure
995 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
8
AL, FL
Counties within 100 miles
15
AL, FL, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Subtropical storm
Franklin County, FL, 91.1 mi, Oct 1, 1969
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
Santa Rosa CountyFL0.0Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Okaloosa CountyFL0.2Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Escambia CountyFL7.1Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Walton CountyFL24.0Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Baldwin CountyAL33.9Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Holmes CountyFL45.7Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Washington CountyFL48.1Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Bay CountyFL48.1Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Jackson CountyFL71.2Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Gulf CountyFL79.9Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Calhoun CountyFL83.1Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Franklin CountyFL91.1Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Jackson CountyMS95.1Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
George CountyMS95.8Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969
Liberty CountyFL96.9Subtropical stormOct 1, 1969

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.