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Unnamed tropical storm of 1939 (AL011939)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1939 (AL011939) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 63 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Pensacola, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 56 mph.

Peak strength63 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst June 16, 1939
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 1939 (AL011939)’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 16, 1939, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 26 miles from Pensacola, FL

Modeled winds at cities (3)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Pensacola, FL56 mph46 mph26 milesJun 16, 1939, 8:00 AM GMT-4
Daphne, AL52 mph42 mph5 milesJun 16, 1939, 7:15 AM GMT-5
Mobile, AL50 mph40 mph16 milesJun 16, 1939, 7:45 AM GMT-5

Best track (28 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 12, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph17.6°N, 87.8°W
Jun 12, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.6°N, 87.1°W
Jun 12, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.6°N, 86.5°W
Jun 13, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph20.7°N, 86.0°W
Jun 13, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph21.9°N, 85.8°W
Jun 13, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph23.1°N, 85.8°W
Jun 13, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph24.2°N, 85.9°W
Jun 14, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph25.2°N, 86.0°W
Jun 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.1°N, 86.2°W
Jun 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.9°N, 86.5°W
Jun 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.6°N, 87.1°W
Jun 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph28.2°N, 87.8°W
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