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Unnamed hurricane of 1946 (AL061946)

Unnamed hurricane of 1946 (AL061946) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 977 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 14 of the cities we track; the strongest was North Port, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 90 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
14
LandfallsFirst October 7, 1946
2
Lowest pressure
977 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 (AL061946)’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. October 7, 1946, Category 1 at 92 mph, in Cuba
  2. October 8, 1946, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 33 miles from Tampa, FL

Modeled winds at cities (14)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
North Port, FL90 mph74 mph36 milesOct 7, 1946, 8:15 PM GMT-5
Lakeland, FL85 mph69 mph36 milesOct 7, 1946, 10:15 PM GMT-5
Cape Coral, FL82 mph66 mph60 milesOct 7, 1946, 7:15 PM GMT-5
Tampa, FL80 mph65 mph5 milesOct 7, 1946, 9:00 PM GMT-5
Ocala, FL68 mph55 mph15 milesOct 8, 1946, 12:45 AM GMT-5
Naples, FL66 mph54 mph80 milesOct 7, 1946, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Jacksonville, FL66 mph54 mph31 milesOct 8, 1946, 5:45 AM GMT-5
Orlando, FL66 mph54 mph72 milesOct 8, 1946, 12:00 AM GMT-5
Deltona, FL60 mph48 mph74 milesOct 8, 1946, 12:45 AM GMT-5
Savannah, GA58 mph47 mph36 milesOct 8, 1946, 11:30 AM GMT-5
Gainesville, FL57 mph46 mph3 milesOct 8, 1946, 2:45 AM GMT-5
Palm Bay, FL53 mph43 mph115 milesOct 7, 1946, 9:45 PM GMT-5
Hilton Head Island, SC51 mph41 mph59 milesOct 8, 1946, 12:15 PM GMT-5
Port St. Lucie, FL49 mph40 mph137 milesOct 7, 1946, 9:00 PM GMT-5

Best track (39 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.2°N, 87.5°W
Oct 6, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph18.8°N, 86.7°W
Oct 6, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph19.4°N, 86.0°W
Oct 6, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph993 mb20.0°N, 85.2°W
Oct 6, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph20.7°N, 84.5°W
Oct 7, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph21.5°N, 84.1°W
Oct 7, 04:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane92 mph977 mb22.2°N, 83.9°W
Oct 7, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph977 mb22.5°N, 83.8°W
Oct 7, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph23.7°N, 83.6°W
Oct 7, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph979 mb25.4°N, 83.3°W
Oct 8, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph980 mb27.0°N, 82.9°W
Oct 8, 02:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane86 mph980 mb27.5°N, 82.6°W
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