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Unnamed hurricane of 1949 (AL021949)

Unnamed hurricane of 1949 (AL021949) was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 132 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 954 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 25 of the cities we track; the strongest was Port St. Lucie, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 130 mph.

Peak strength132 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
25
LandfallsFirst August 26, 1949
1
Lowest pressure
954 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 1949 (AL021949)’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 26, 1949, Category 4 at 132 mph, about 53 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL

Modeled winds at cities (25)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Port St. Lucie, FL130 mph106 mph28 milesAug 26, 1949, 10:00 PM GMT-4
Miami, FL98 mph80 mph53 milesAug 26, 1949, 7:45 PM GMT-4
Palm Bay, FL86 mph70 mph55 milesAug 27, 1949, 12:30 AM GMT-4
Lakeland, FL83 mph68 mph4 milesAug 27, 1949, 4:45 AM GMT-4
Gainesville, FL77 mph62 mph30 milesAug 27, 1949, 4:45 PM GMT-4
Ocala, FL75 mph61 mph37 milesAug 27, 1949, 12:45 PM GMT-4
Orlando, FL73 mph60 mph52 milesAug 27, 1949, 5:15 AM GMT-4
Tampa, FL69 mph56 mph23 milesAug 27, 1949, 6:00 AM GMT-4
North Port, FL65 mph53 mph55 milesAug 27, 1949, 1:45 AM GMT-4
Cape Coral, FL64 mph52 mph67 milesAug 27, 1949, 12:30 AM GMT-4
Augusta, GA62 mph51 mph32 milesAug 28, 1949, 8:45 AM GMT-4
Naples, FL60 mph49 mph86 milesAug 26, 1949, 10:00 PM GMT-4
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Best track (40 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph18.0°N, 60.0°W
Aug 23, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph18.2°N, 61.4°W
Aug 23, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph18.5°N, 62.7°W
Aug 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph19.0°N, 64.2°W
Aug 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph19.7°N, 65.8°W
Aug 24, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph20.5°N, 67.3°W
Aug 24, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph21.3°N, 68.6°W
Aug 25, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph22.1°N, 69.8°W
Aug 25, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph23.0°N, 71.1°W
Aug 25, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph23.6°N, 72.4°W
Aug 25, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph24.0°N, 73.7°W
Aug 26, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph24.2°N, 75.0°W
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