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Unnamed hurricane of 1934 (AL071934)

Unnamed hurricane of 1934 (AL071934) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 104 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 12 of the cities we track; the strongest was New Haven, CT, with a modeled peak gust of 71 mph.

Peak strength104 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
12
LandfallsFirst September 9, 1934
2
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

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 1934 (AL071934)’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 9, 1934, Category 1 at 75 mph, about 35 miles from Bridgeport, CT
  2. September 9, 1934, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 9 miles from New Haven, CT

Modeled winds at cities (12)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
New Haven, CT71 mph58 mph3 milesSep 8, 1934, 9:45 PM GMT-4
Bridgeport, CT71 mph57 mph10 milesSep 8, 1934, 9:15 PM GMT-4
New York, NY68 mph55 mph45 milesSep 8, 1934, 8:00 PM GMT-4
Waterbury, CT66 mph54 mph16 milesSep 8, 1934, 9:45 PM GMT-4
Norwich, CT63 mph51 mph23 milesSep 8, 1934, 10:00 PM GMT-4
Hartford, CT62 mph50 mph11 milesSep 8, 1934, 9:45 PM GMT-4
Poughkeepsie, NY57 mph46 mph59 milesSep 8, 1934, 9:45 PM GMT-4
Trenton, NJ55 mph45 mph79 milesSep 8, 1934, 8:00 PM GMT-4
Springfield, MA53 mph43 mph15 milesSep 8, 1934, 9:45 PM GMT-4
Atlantic City, NJ53 mph43 mph47 milesSep 8, 1934, 3:00 PM GMT-4
Providence, RI51 mph42 mph46 milesSep 8, 1934, 10:00 PM GMT-4
Philadelphia, PA48 mph39 mph94 milesSep 8, 1934, 8:00 PM GMT-4

Best track (24 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.9°N, 74.2°W
Sep 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph24.2°N, 74.2°W
Sep 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.7°N, 74.5°W
Sep 6, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph25.3°N, 75.1°W
Sep 6, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.7°N, 75.6°W
Sep 6, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph26.1°N, 76.1°W
Sep 6, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.7°N, 76.6°W
Sep 7, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph27.4°N, 77.0°W
Sep 7, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph28.2°N, 77.1°W
Sep 7, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph29.1°N, 77.2°W
Sep 7, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph30.1°N, 77.2°W
Sep 8, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph31.7°N, 76.8°W
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