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Unnamed tropical storm of 1937 (AL011937)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1937 (AL011937) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 69 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 996 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 Tampa, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 61 mph.

Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst July 29, 1937
1
Lowest pressure
996 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 tropical storm of 1937 (AL011937)’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, 1937, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 22 miles from Tampa, FL

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
Tampa, FL61 mph50 mph19 milesJul 29, 1937, 5:00 PM GMT-4
Lakeland, FL53 mph43 mph34 milesJul 29, 1937, 6:00 PM GMT-4

Best track (21 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 29, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph26.5°N, 85.7°W
Jul 29, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph27.0°N, 84.7°W
Jul 29, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.4°N, 83.9°W
Jul 29, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph27.8°N, 83.3°W
Jul 29, 22:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm63 mph28.1°N, 82.8°W
Jul 30, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph28.3°N, 82.5°W
Jul 30, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph29.2°N, 81.3°W
Jul 30, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph30.1°N, 80.2°W
Jul 30, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph31.1°N, 79.2°W
Jul 31, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph32.1°N, 78.3°W
Jul 31, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph33.1°N, 77.4°W
Jul 31, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph997 mb34.2°N, 76.5°W
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