The unnamed tropical storm of 1971
Aug 13, 1971 to Aug 19, 1971Peak 46 mph1002 mb
The unnamed tropical storm of 1971 passed within 50 miles of 11 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Taylor County, FL, as a tropical storm on August 16, 1971.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed storm · 1971
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 46 mph, 40 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 1002 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 11
- FL, GA
- Counties within 100 miles
- 18
- FL, GA
- 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.
| Taylor County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Suwannee County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lafayette County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Dixie County | FL | 2.4 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | FL | 9.8 | Tropical storm |
| Gilchrist County | FL | 22.7 | Tropical storm |
| Levy County | FL | 22.8 | Tropical storm |
| Alachua County | FL | 36.7 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | FL | 38.5 | Tropical storm |
| Wakulla County | FL | 48.0 | Tropical storm |
| Thomas County | GA | 49.8 | Tropical storm |
| Leon County | FL | 52.8 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | FL | 57.8 | Tropical storm |
| Grady County | GA | 66.0 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | FL | 71.4 | Tropical storm |
| Gadsden County | FL | 75.5 | Tropical storm |
| Decatur County | GA | 81.3 | Tropical storm |
| Gulf County | FL | 93.9 | 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.