Unnamed hurricane of 1946 (AL021946)

Name: Unnamed hurricane of 1946 (AL021946) (1946): track and modeled winds
Creator: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center

Unnamed hurricane of 1946 (AL021946) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 1005 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 49 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute): Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track: 1
LandfallsFirst July 6, 1946: 1
Lowest pressure: 1005 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 1946 (AL021946)’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

July 6, 1946, tropical storm at 52 mph, about 28 miles from Wilmington, NC

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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
Wilmington, NC	49 mph	39 mph	10 miles	Jul 6, 1946, 3:15 AM GMT-4

Best track (24 positions)

Time	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position
Jul 5, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	35 mph		31.4°N, 79.3°W
Jul 5, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	35 mph		32.0°N, 79.2°W
Jul 5, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	40 mph		32.6°N, 78.9°W
Jul 6, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		33.2°N, 78.6°W
Jul 6, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph		33.7°N, 78.3°W
Jul 6, 08:00 UTC (landfall)	Tropical storm	52 mph		33.9°N, 78.2°W
Jul 6, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph	1005 mb	34.4°N, 78.0°W
Jul 6, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph		35.1°N, 77.0°W
Jul 7, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph		35.8°N, 75.6°W
Jul 7, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph		36.8°N, 73.6°W
Jul 7, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		37.8°N, 72.1°W
Jul 7, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		38.2°N, 70.6°W
Jul 8, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		38.2°N, 69.1°W
Jul 8, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		38.1°N, 67.6°W
Jul 8, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		38.0°N, 66.0°W
Jul 8, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		38.0°N, 64.2°W
Jul 9, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		38.4°N, 62.2°W
Jul 9, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	69 mph		39.1°N, 60.2°W
Jul 9, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	63 mph		40.0°N, 58.5°W
Jul 9, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	58 mph		41.0°N, 57.2°W
Jul 10, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	52 mph		42.1°N, 56.0°W
Jul 10, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	46 mph		43.3°N, 55.0°W
Jul 10, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	46 mph		44.8°N, 54.0°W
Jul 10, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	40 mph		46.5°N, 53.0°W

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