Unnamed hurricane of 1944 (AL131944)

Name: Unnamed hurricane of 1944 (AL131944) (1944): track and modeled winds
Creator: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center

Unnamed hurricane of 1944 (AL131944) was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 144 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 937 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 16 of the cities we track; the strongest was Cape Coral, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 112 mph.

Peak strength144 mph winds (1-minute): Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track: 16
LandfallsFirst October 18, 1944: 2
Lowest pressure: 937 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 (AL131944)’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

October 18, 1944, Category 3 at 121 mph, 24.6°N, 82.9°W
October 19, 1944, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 21 miles from North Port, FL

Modeled winds at cities (16)

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

City	Peak gust	Sustained	Closest pass	Peak
Cape Coral, FL	112 mph	91 mph	38 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 2:00 AM GMT-4
North Port, FL	110 mph	89 mph	21 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 1:45 AM GMT-4
Lakeland, FL	98 mph	80 mph	15 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 4:45 AM GMT-4
Tampa, FL	94 mph	77 mph	14 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 3:30 AM GMT-4
Naples, FL	94 mph	76 mph	53 miles	Oct 18, 1944, 11:15 PM GMT-4
Orlando, FL	87 mph	71 mph	45 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 7:45 AM GMT-4
Deltona, FL	76 mph	62 mph	44 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 7:45 AM GMT-4
Ocala, FL	72 mph	59 mph	16 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 7:45 AM GMT-4
Palm Bay, FL	70 mph	57 mph	93 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 6:00 AM GMT-4
Port St. Lucie, FL	64 mph	52 mph	123 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 3:00 AM GMT-4
Jacksonville, FL	59 mph	48 mph	5 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 2:15 PM GMT-4
Gainesville, FL	57 mph	46 mph	36 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 11:30 AM GMT-4
Hilton Head Island, SC	56 mph	46 mph	19 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 11:30 PM GMT-4
Charleston, SC	54 mph	44 mph	48 miles	Oct 20, 1944, 5:00 AM GMT-4
Savannah, GA	53 mph	43 mph	4 miles	Oct 19, 1944, 9:30 PM GMT-4
Miami, FL	53 mph	43 mph	153 miles	Oct 18, 1944, 7:45 PM GMT-4

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Best track (51 positions)

Time	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position
Oct 12, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.0°N, 80.5°W
Oct 12, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		16.4°N, 80.6°W
Oct 13, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		16.8°N, 80.7°W
Oct 13, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph		17.1°N, 80.8°W
Oct 13, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph		17.4°N, 80.9°W
Oct 13, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		17.6°N, 80.9°W
Oct 14, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph	976 mb	17.8°N, 80.8°W
Oct 14, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		17.9°N, 80.7°W
Oct 14, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		18.0°N, 80.6°W
Oct 14, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		18.1°N, 80.6°W
Oct 15, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		18.2°N, 80.5°W
Oct 15, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		18.3°N, 80.5°W
Oct 15, 12:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph		18.5°N, 80.8°W
Oct 15, 18:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph		18.7°N, 81.3°W
Oct 16, 00:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		19.0°N, 81.7°W
Oct 16, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		19.2°N, 82.1°W
Oct 16, 12:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		19.4°N, 82.4°W
Oct 16, 18:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		19.5°N, 82.7°W
Oct 17, 00:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		19.6°N, 82.9°W
Oct 17, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		19.7°N, 82.9°W
Oct 17, 12:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		20.0°N, 82.9°W
Oct 17, 18:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph		20.6°N, 82.9°W
Oct 18, 00:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	132 mph		21.4°N, 82.9°W
Oct 18, 06:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	144 mph		22.2°N, 82.9°W
Oct 18, 12:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	132 mph	937 mb	23.1°N, 83.0°W
Oct 18, 18:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph	949 mb	24.0°N, 82.9°W
Oct 18, 21:00 UTC (landfall)	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph	949 mb	24.6°N, 82.9°W
Oct 19, 00:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	115 mph		25.3°N, 82.7°W
Oct 19, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph	962 mb	26.9°N, 82.6°W
Oct 19, 07:00 UTC (landfall)	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph	962 mb	27.2°N, 82.5°W
Oct 19, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	86 mph	968 mb	28.4°N, 82.1°W
Oct 19, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph	976 mb	29.8°N, 81.7°W
Oct 20, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph	980 mb	31.2°N, 81.4°W
Oct 20, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph	985 mb	32.4°N, 81.0°W
Oct 20, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	58 mph	988 mb	33.7°N, 80.5°W
Oct 20, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph	993 mb	35.4°N, 79.0°W
Oct 21, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	46 mph	996 mb	37.1°N, 76.9°W
Oct 21, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	46 mph		38.3°N, 75.0°W
Oct 21, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph		39.4°N, 73.3°W
Oct 21, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph		40.7°N, 70.8°W
Oct 22, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph		42.7°N, 67.4°W
Oct 22, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph		44.9°N, 63.5°W
Oct 22, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph		47.5°N, 59.5°W
Oct 22, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph		50.5°N, 56.5°W
Oct 23, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph		54.0°N, 54.0°W
Oct 23, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph		57.0°N, 52.0°W
Oct 23, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	58 mph		59.5°N, 50.0°W
Oct 23, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	58 mph		61.5°N, 47.0°W
Oct 24, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph		63.0°N, 43.5°W
Oct 24, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	46 mph		64.5°N, 39.0°W
Oct 24, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	35 mph		66.0°N, 34.0°W

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