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Unnamed hurricane of 1944 (AL031944)

Unnamed hurricane of 1944 (AL031944) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 985 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 Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 64 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst August 1, 1944
1
Lowest pressure
985 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • 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 1944 (AL031944)’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 1, 1944, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 25 miles from Wilmington, NC

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
Wilmington, NC64 mph52 mph18 milesAug 1, 1944, 7:30 PM GMT-4
Myrtle Beach, SC50 mph40 mph46 milesAug 1, 1944, 8:00 PM GMT-4

Best track (21 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 30, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.5°N, 69.0°W
Jul 30, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.5°N, 70.5°W
Jul 31, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph23.4°N, 72.2°W
Jul 31, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.3°N, 73.8°W
Jul 31, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph26.2°N, 75.2°W
Jul 31, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph27.2°N, 76.1°W
Aug 1, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph28.2°N, 76.7°W
Aug 1, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph29.3°N, 77.2°W
Aug 1, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph30.5°N, 77.7°W
Aug 1, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph32.0°N, 78.0°W
Aug 1, 23:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane81 mph985 mb33.9°N, 78.1°W
Aug 2, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph985 mb34.1°N, 78.2°W
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