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Unnamed hurricane of 1933 (AL121933)

Unnamed hurricane of 1933 (AL121933) was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 138 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 952 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Virginia Beach, VA, with a modeled peak gust of 81 mph.

Peak strength138 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
Landfalls
0
Lowest pressure
952 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 (AL121933)’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

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Virginia Beach, VA81 mph66 mph71 milesSep 16, 1933, 1:45 PM GMT-4
Wilmington, NC63 mph51 mph148 milesSep 16, 1933, 2:00 AM GMT-4
Richmond, VA49 mph40 mph165 milesSep 16, 1933, 1:45 PM GMT-4
Raleigh, NC49 mph40 mph187 milesSep 16, 1933, 7:45 AM GMT-4

Best track (60 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 8, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph15.4°N, 56.6°W
Sep 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph15.6°N, 57.3°W
Sep 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph15.9°N, 58.0°W
Sep 8, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.4°N, 58.4°W
Sep 9, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph16.9°N, 58.7°W
Sep 9, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph17.4°N, 59.0°W
Sep 9, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph17.9°N, 59.2°W
Sep 9, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph18.5°N, 59.3°W
Sep 10, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph19.1°N, 59.4°W
Sep 10, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph19.8°N, 59.5°W
Sep 10, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph20.5°N, 59.7°W
Sep 10, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph21.2°N, 60.1°W
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