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Unnamed tropical storm of 1937 (AL031937)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1937 (AL031937) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 69 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Deltona, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 59 mph.

Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst August 30, 1937
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

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 (AL031937)’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. August 30, 1937, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 23 miles from Deltona, FL

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Deltona, FL59 mph48 mph18 milesAug 30, 1937, 9:00 AM GMT-4
Gainesville, FL52 mph42 mph15 milesAug 30, 1937, 3:30 PM GMT-4
Orlando, FL51 mph41 mph49 milesAug 30, 1937, 10:00 AM GMT-4
Ocala, FL50 mph40 mph16 milesAug 30, 1937, 12:45 PM GMT-4

Best track (39 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 24, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph17.5°N, 61.0°W
Aug 24, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph18.2°N, 62.1°W
Aug 25, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.9°N, 63.1°W
Aug 25, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.6°N, 64.1°W
Aug 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph20.3°N, 65.1°W
Aug 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph20.8°N, 66.2°W
Aug 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.4°N, 67.3°W
Aug 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.9°N, 68.5°W
Aug 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph22.4°N, 69.7°W
Aug 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph22.9°N, 70.8°W
Aug 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph23.5°N, 71.8°W
Aug 27, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph24.0°N, 72.8°W
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