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Unnamed hurricane of 1939 (AL021939)

Unnamed hurricane of 1939 (AL021939) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 75 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 985 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 73 mph.

Peak strength75 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
8
LandfallsFirst August 11, 1939
2
Lowest pressure
985 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 1939 (AL021939)’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 11, 1939, Category 1 at 75 mph, about 13 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL
  2. August 13, 1939, Category 1 at 75 mph, about 26 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, FL73 mph59 mph10 milesAug 13, 1939, 1:30 AM GMT-4
Palm Bay, FL70 mph57 mph35 milesAug 11, 1939, 9:30 PM GMT-4
Port St. Lucie, FL68 mph56 mph2 milesAug 11, 1939, 5:45 PM GMT-4
Pensacola, FL62 mph51 mph31 milesAug 13, 1939, 2:00 AM GMT-4
Lakeland, FL54 mph44 mph8 milesAug 12, 1939, 12:45 AM GMT-4
Orlando, FL54 mph44 mph51 milesAug 12, 1939, 12:15 AM GMT-4
Tallahassee, FL52 mph42 mph83 milesAug 12, 1939, 4:45 PM GMT-4
Tampa, FL48 mph39 mph12 milesAug 12, 1939, 5:45 AM GMT-4

Best track (50 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 7, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph19.3°N, 63.9°W
Aug 8, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph19.5°N, 64.6°W
Aug 8, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph19.9°N, 65.3°W
Aug 8, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph20.2°N, 66.0°W
Aug 8, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph20.7°N, 66.9°W
Aug 9, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.5°N, 68.0°W
Aug 9, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph22.2°N, 69.2°W
Aug 9, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.8°N, 70.3°W
Aug 9, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.3°N, 71.3°W
Aug 10, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph23.7°N, 72.3°W
Aug 10, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph24.0°N, 73.3°W
Aug 10, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.3°N, 74.3°W
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