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Unnamed hurricane of 1945 (AL011945)

Unnamed hurricane of 1945 (AL011945) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 9 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tampa, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 76 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
9
LandfallsFirst June 24, 1945
2
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

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 1945 (AL011945)’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 24, 1945, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 46 miles from Tampa, FL
  2. June 26, 1945, Category 1 at 75 mph, about 81 miles from Wilmington, NC

Modeled winds at cities (9)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tampa, FL76 mph62 mph46 milesJun 24, 1945, 4:00 AM GMT-4
Lakeland, FL67 mph55 mph56 milesJun 24, 1945, 4:00 AM GMT-4
Ocala, FL64 mph52 mph15 milesJun 24, 1945, 4:30 AM GMT-4
Wilmington, NC63 mph51 mph35 milesJun 25, 1945, 4:00 PM GMT-4
Deltona, FL61 mph50 mph37 milesJun 24, 1945, 11:00 AM GMT-4
Orlando, FL53 mph43 mph55 milesJun 24, 1945, 5:30 AM GMT-4
Myrtle Beach, SC53 mph43 mph57 milesJun 25, 1945, 10:30 AM GMT-4
Gainesville, FL49 mph40 mph49 milesJun 24, 1945, 4:00 AM GMT-4
Jacksonville, FL49 mph40 mph54 milesJun 24, 1945, 3:15 PM GMT-4

Best track (59 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 20, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.0°N, 85.7°W
Jun 20, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.5°N, 85.9°W
Jun 21, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.0°N, 86.1°W
Jun 21, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.6°N, 86.2°W
Jun 21, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.4°N, 86.3°W
Jun 21, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.2°N, 86.3°W
Jun 22, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.0°N, 86.4°W
Jun 22, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph23.8°N, 86.4°W
Jun 22, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph24.5°N, 86.5°W
Jun 22, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.2°N, 86.6°W
Jun 23, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.9°N, 86.6°W
Jun 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph26.6°N, 86.6°W
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