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Unnamed hurricane of 1936 (AL031936)

Unnamed hurricane of 1936 (AL031936) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 987 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 Corpus Christi, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 73 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst June 27, 1936
1
Lowest pressure
987 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 1936 (AL031936)’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. June 27, 1936, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 15 miles from Corpus Christi, TX

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Corpus Christi, TX73 mph59 mph14 milesJun 27, 1936, 6:45 AM GMT-5

Best track (8 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.2°N, 95.5°W
Jun 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.6°N, 95.8°W
Jun 27, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph27.0°N, 96.2°W
Jun 27, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph987 mb27.5°N, 96.6°W
Jun 27, 16:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane81 mph987 mb27.9°N, 97.0°W
Jun 27, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.1°N, 97.3°W
Jun 28, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph28.6°N, 98.0°W
Jun 28, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph29.1°N, 98.6°W