The unnamed tropical storm of 1974

Oct 4, 1974 to Oct 8, 1974Peak 63 mph1003 mb

The unnamed tropical storm of 1974 passed within 50 miles of 8 counties in FL. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a subtropical storm on October 6, 1974.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1974

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
63 mph, 55 kt
Lowest pressure
1003 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
8
FL
Counties within 100 miles
22
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Subtropical storm
Monroe County, FL, 56.5 mi, Oct 6, 1974
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
Palm Beach CountyFL14.3Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Martin CountyFL15.5Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
St. Lucie CountyFL20.5Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Indian River CountyFL24.9Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Broward CountyFL25.3Subtropical stormOct 6, 1974
Brevard CountyFL29.8Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Miami-Dade CountyFL34.0Subtropical stormOct 6, 1974
Okeechobee CountyFL46.3Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Volusia CountyFL52.8Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Osceola CountyFL55.2Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Orange CountyFL55.2Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Monroe CountyFL56.5Subtropical stormOct 6, 1974
Glades CountyFL62.0Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Hendry CountyFL64.9Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Seminole CountyFL65.9Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Highlands CountyFL66.0Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Polk CountyFL73.1Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Collier CountyFL74.4Subtropical stormOct 6, 1974
Flagler CountyFL82.2Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Lake CountyFL90.9Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
St. Johns CountyFL91.7Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974
Hardee CountyFL99.0Subtropical stormOct 7, 1974

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.