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Unnamed hurricane of 1932 (AL031932)

Unnamed hurricane of 1932 (AL031932) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 86 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 979 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 11 of the cities we track; the strongest was Daphne, AL, with a modeled peak gust of 90 mph.

Peak strength86 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
11
LandfallsFirst August 30, 1932
2
Lowest pressure
979 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Unnamed hurricane of 1932 (AL031932)’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. August 30, 1932, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 33 miles from Miami, FL
  2. September 1, 1932, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 32 miles from Daphne, AL

Modeled winds at cities (11)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Daphne, AL90 mph73 mph26 milesSep 1, 1932, 12:45 AM GMT-5
Mobile, AL89 mph72 mph15 milesSep 1, 1932, 12:30 AM GMT-5
Pensacola, FL80 mph65 mph52 milesAug 31, 1932, 11:15 PM GMT-4
Gulfport, MS71 mph58 mph44 milesSep 1, 1932, 12:45 AM GMT-5
Miami, FL62 mph51 mph32 milesAug 30, 1932, 12:45 AM GMT-4
Cape Coral, FL57 mph46 mph37 milesAug 30, 1932, 10:30 AM GMT-4
Crestview, FL56 mph45 mph93 milesAug 31, 1932, 10:45 PM GMT-4
Naples, FL55 mph44 mph10 milesAug 30, 1932, 10:15 AM GMT-4
Slidell, LA50 mph41 mph87 milesSep 1, 1932, 12:45 AM GMT-5
North Port, FL48 mph39 mph60 milesAug 30, 1932, 12:15 PM GMT-4
Ann Arbor, MI48 mph39 mph37 milesSep 3, 1932, 9:45 PM GMT-4

Best track (39 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 26, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph20.5°N, 69.2°W
Aug 27, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph20.8°N, 70.0°W
Aug 27, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph21.1°N, 71.7°W
Aug 27, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph21.4°N, 72.5°W
Aug 27, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.6°N, 73.3°W
Aug 28, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.7°N, 74.0°W
Aug 28, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.8°N, 74.8°W
Aug 28, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.0°N, 75.5°W
Aug 28, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.4°N, 76.2°W
Aug 29, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph22.9°N, 77.0°W
Aug 29, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.4°N, 77.7°W
Aug 29, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.0°N, 78.3°W
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