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Unnamed tropical storm of 1932 (AL081932)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1932 (AL081932) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 63 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Baton Rouge, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 52 mph.

Peak strength63 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst September 19, 1932
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

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  • 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 tropical storm of 1932 (AL081932)’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. September 19, 1932, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 43 miles from Lafayette, LA

Modeled winds at cities (2)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Baton Rouge, LA52 mph43 mph31 milesSep 19, 1932, 4:30 PM GMT-5
Lafayette, LA51 mph42 mph18 milesSep 19, 1932, 1:45 PM GMT-5

Best track (17 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 18, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph20.8°N, 95.0°W
Sep 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.6°N, 94.5°W
Sep 18, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.5°N, 94.1°W
Sep 18, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph23.6°N, 93.8°W
Sep 19, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.0°N, 93.4°W
Sep 19, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph26.5°N, 92.8°W
Sep 19, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph28.0°N, 92.3°W
Sep 19, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph29.4°N, 91.9°W
Sep 19, 19:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm63 mph29.6°N, 91.9°W
Sep 20, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph31.0°N, 91.5°W
Sep 20, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph33.4°N, 90.2°W
Sep 20, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph36.0°N, 88.3°W
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