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Unnamed hurricane of 1936 (AL051936)

Unnamed hurricane of 1936 (AL051936) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 104 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 964 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 8 of the cities we track; the strongest was Crestview, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 110 mph.

Peak strength104 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
8
LandfallsFirst July 29, 1936
2
Lowest pressure
964 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 1936 (AL051936)’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. July 29, 1936, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 33 miles from Miami, FL
  2. July 31, 1936, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 24 miles from Crestview, FL

Modeled winds at cities (8)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Crestview, FL110 mph89 mph14 milesJul 31, 1936, 10:00 AM GMT-4
Pensacola, FL93 mph76 mph28 milesJul 31, 1936, 10:00 AM GMT-4
Daphne, AL63 mph51 mph56 milesJul 31, 1936, 6:45 AM GMT-5
Miami, FL62 mph50 mph32 milesJul 28, 1936, 10:00 PM GMT-4
Cape Coral, FL61 mph49 mph37 milesJul 29, 1936, 10:30 AM GMT-4
Naples, FL60 mph49 mph12 milesJul 29, 1936, 10:15 AM GMT-4
Mobile, AL56 mph45 mph67 milesJul 31, 1936, 1:00 PM GMT-5
North Port, FL51 mph42 mph57 milesJul 29, 1936, 12:45 PM GMT-4

Best track (24 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 27, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph23.6°N, 74.0°W
Jul 27, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph23.8°N, 74.9°W
Jul 27, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph24.0°N, 75.8°W
Jul 28, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph24.2°N, 76.7°W
Jul 28, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.4°N, 77.7°W
Jul 28, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph24.7°N, 78.7°W
Jul 28, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.9°N, 79.4°W
Jul 29, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph995 mb25.2°N, 80.1°W
Jul 29, 02:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm63 mph995 mb25.3°N, 80.3°W
Jul 29, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.6°N, 81.0°W
Jul 29, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph26.0°N, 81.9°W
Jul 29, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph26.4°N, 82.8°W
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