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Unnamed hurricane of 1933 (AL111933)

Unnamed hurricane of 1933 (AL111933) was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 138 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 945 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 13 of the cities we track; the strongest was Port St. Lucie, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 136 mph.

Peak strength138 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
13
LandfallsFirst September 4, 1933
2
Lowest pressure
945 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 1933 (AL111933)’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 4, 1933, Category 3 at 127 mph, about 32 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL
  2. September 5, 1933, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 45 miles from Ocala, FL

Modeled winds at cities (13)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Port St. Lucie, FL136 mph110 mph14 milesSep 4, 1933, 2:00 AM GMT-4
Palm Bay, FL93 mph76 mph45 milesSep 4, 1933, 4:00 AM GMT-4
Lakeland, FL70 mph57 mph3 milesSep 4, 1933, 8:15 AM GMT-4
Miami, FL66 mph54 mph70 milesSep 4, 1933, 2:00 AM GMT-4
Orlando, FL63 mph51 mph50 milesSep 4, 1933, 9:15 AM GMT-4
Ocala, FL61 mph49 mph41 milesSep 4, 1933, 9:30 PM GMT-4
Tampa, FL60 mph49 mph24 milesSep 4, 1933, 10:15 AM GMT-4
Gainesville, FL58 mph47 mph47 milesSep 5, 1933, 12:30 AM GMT-4
Cape Coral, FL55 mph45 mph75 milesSep 4, 1933, 2:45 AM GMT-4
North Port, FL54 mph44 mph58 milesSep 4, 1933, 4:30 AM GMT-4
Naples, FL53 mph43 mph98 milesSep 4, 1933, 2:00 AM GMT-4
Tallahassee, FL50 mph40 mph45 milesSep 5, 1933, 2:00 PM GMT-4
Deltona, FL49 mph40 mph76 milesSep 4, 1933, 10:00 AM GMT-4

Best track (33 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 31, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph18.1°N, 56.4°W
Aug 31, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph18.5°N, 58.3°W
Aug 31, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph18.9°N, 60.2°W
Sep 1, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph19.3°N, 62.0°W
Sep 1, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph19.9°N, 63.8°W
Sep 1, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph20.5°N, 65.5°W
Sep 1, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph21.1°N, 67.0°W
Sep 2, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph21.8°N, 68.2°W
Sep 2, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane109 mph22.3°N, 69.4°W
Sep 2, 12:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane115 mph22.7°N, 70.7°W
Sep 2, 18:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane121 mph23.2°N, 72.2°W
Sep 3, 00:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane127 mph23.8°N, 73.8°W
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