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NHC AL021932 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1932

August 12, 1932 – August 15, 1932

Hurricane Unnamed 1932 storm peaked at Category 4 with 150 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 190 US cities, 80 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 4

150 mph

Cities within 75 mi
190
At hurricane strength
80

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1932 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (190)

and 130 more

About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.