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Unnamed hurricane of 1936 (AL131936)

Unnamed hurricane of 1936 (AL131936) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 962 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Virginia Beach, VA, with a modeled peak gust of 72 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
Landfalls
0
Lowest pressure
962 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 (AL131936)’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 (2)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Virginia Beach, VA72 mph59 mph68 milesSep 18, 1936, 11:30 AM GMT-4
Atlantic City, NJ62 mph50 mph75 milesSep 18, 1936, 7:45 PM GMT-4

Best track (71 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 8, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.1°N, 48.5°W
Sep 8, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.6°N, 49.1°W
Sep 8, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph14.1°N, 49.8°W
Sep 9, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph14.6°N, 50.4°W
Sep 9, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph15.0°N, 51.0°W
Sep 9, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph15.4°N, 51.7°W
Sep 9, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.0°N, 52.4°W
Sep 10, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph16.6°N, 53.1°W
Sep 10, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph17.2°N, 53.8°W
Sep 10, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph17.8°N, 54.6°W
Sep 10, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph18.1°N, 55.5°W
Sep 11, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph18.4°N, 56.3°W
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