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Unnamed hurricane of 1933 (AL061933)

Unnamed hurricane of 1933 (AL061933) was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 138 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 948 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 7 of the cities we track; the strongest was Virginia Beach, VA, with a modeled peak gust of 84 mph.

Peak strength138 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
7
LandfallsFirst August 23, 1933
2
Lowest pressure
948 mb

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 hurricane of 1933 (AL061933)’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 23, 1933, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 72 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
  2. August 23, 1933, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 49 miles from Virginia Beach, VA

Modeled winds at cities (7)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Virginia Beach, VA84 mph68 mph12 milesAug 23, 1933, 7:45 AM GMT-4
Washington, DC61 mph50 mph9 milesAug 23, 1933, 6:15 PM GMT-4
Baltimore, MD59 mph48 mph28 milesAug 23, 1933, 7:45 PM GMT-4
Richmond, VA59 mph48 mph38 milesAug 23, 1933, 2:00 PM GMT-4
Lancaster, PA55 mph45 mph40 milesAug 24, 1933, 12:00 AM GMT-4
York, PA52 mph42 mph18 milesAug 23, 1933, 10:30 PM GMT-4
Reading, PA50 mph41 mph58 milesAug 24, 1933, 1:00 AM GMT-4

Best track (62 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 13, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph12.3°N, 21.5°W
Aug 13, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph12.5°N, 22.9°W
Aug 14, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph12.8°N, 24.3°W
Aug 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.1°N, 25.7°W
Aug 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph13.3°N, 27.2°W
Aug 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph13.5°N, 28.9°W
Aug 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph13.7°N, 30.7°W
Aug 15, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph13.9°N, 32.5°W
Aug 15, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.2°N, 34.4°W
Aug 15, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.5°N, 36.2°W
Aug 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph14.8°N, 38.0°W
Aug 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph15.1°N, 39.8°W
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