Unnamed hurricane of 1933 (AL171933)

Name: Unnamed hurricane of 1933 (AL171933) (1933): track and modeled winds
Creator: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center

Unnamed hurricane of 1933 (AL171933) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 127 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 971 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Miami, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 59 mph.

Peak strength127 mph winds (1-minute): Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track: 1
Landfalls: 0
Lowest pressure: 971 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 (AL171933)’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 (1)

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

City	Peak gust	Sustained	Closest pass	Peak
Miami, FL	59 mph	48 mph	73 miles	Oct 5, 1933, 6:45 AM GMT-5

Best track (33 positions)

Time	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position
Oct 1, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		15.3°N, 81.4°W
Oct 1, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		15.5°N, 81.5°W
Oct 1, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		15.7°N, 81.5°W
Oct 2, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		15.9°N, 81.5°W
Oct 2, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph		16.2°N, 81.5°W
Oct 2, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph		16.6°N, 81.5°W
Oct 2, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph		17.3°N, 81.6°W
Oct 3, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		18.1°N, 81.7°W
Oct 3, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		18.9°N, 81.7°W
Oct 3, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	86 mph		19.7°N, 81.7°W
Oct 3, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		20.5°N, 81.8°W
Oct 4, 00:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph		21.3°N, 81.9°W
Oct 4, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		22.0°N, 82.0°W
Oct 4, 12:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		22.7°N, 82.1°W
Oct 4, 18:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph	976 mb	23.3°N, 82.3°W
Oct 5, 00:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		23.7°N, 82.0°W
Oct 5, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		24.2°N, 81.0°W
Oct 5, 12:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	115 mph		24.8°N, 79.7°W
Oct 5, 18:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph		25.9°N, 78.1°W
Oct 6, 00:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	127 mph		27.2°N, 76.3°W
Oct 6, 06:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	127 mph		28.5°N, 74.6°W
Oct 6, 12:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	127 mph		29.8°N, 73.1°W
Oct 6, 18:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph		31.5°N, 71.2°W
Oct 7, 00:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		33.6°N, 69.4°W
Oct 7, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph		35.5°N, 68.0°W
Oct 7, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph	971 mb	37.4°N, 67.0°W
Oct 7, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		39.3°N, 66.1°W
Oct 8, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		41.2°N, 65.2°W
Oct 8, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	86 mph		42.9°N, 64.3°W
Oct 8, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		44.0°N, 63.3°W
Oct 8, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		44.5°N, 62.1°W
Oct 9, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	63 mph		44.5°N, 60.0°W
Oct 9, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph		44.0°N, 55.5°W

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