NHC AL021939 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1939
August 7, 1939 – August 19, 1939
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1939 storm peaked at Category 1 with 75 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 359 US cities, 86 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1939 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1939 (AL021939) from August 7, 1939 to August 19, 1939; its peak was 75 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on August 11 at 75 mph (Category 1), 3 miles from Stuart, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 359 US cities, in 3 states, most in Florida (277) and Alabama (69). The strongest pass was 75 mph (Category 1) less than a mile from Port St Lucie, FL.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 359
- At hurricane strength
- 86
- States
- 3
75 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1939 storm passed near, strongest first
Florida (277)
- Port St LucieCategory 1 · overhead
- Miramar BeachCategory 1 · overhead
- DestinCategory 1 · 2 mi
- Jensen BeachCategory 1 · 2 mi
- StuartCategory 1 · 3 mi
- Hobe SoundCategory 1 · 6 mi
- Palm CityCategory 1 · 6 mi
- Santa Rosa BeachCategory 1 · 6 mi
- Inlet BeachCategory 1 · 10 mi
- TequestaCategory 1 · 10 mi
- Fort PierceCategory 1 · 10 mi
- Port St JoeCategory 1 · 12 mi
- Panama City BeachCategory 1 · 12 mi
- FreeportCategory 1 · 13 mi
- JupiterCategory 1 · 14 mi
- ApalachicolaCategory 1 · 15 mi
- North Palm BeachCategory 1 · 17 mi
- IndiantownCategory 1 · 18 mi
- Palm Beach GardensCategory 1 · 18 mi
- Riviera BeachCategory 1 · 20 mi
- Panama CityCategory 1 · 20 mi
- Lynn HavenCategory 1 · 21 mi
- Palm BeachCategory 1 · 23 mi
- EastpointCategory 1 · 26 mi
- West Palm BeachCategory 1 · 26 mi
- WewahitchkaCategory 1 · 27 mi
- Royal Palm BeachCategory 1 · 29 mi
- LoxahatcheeCategory 1 · 30 mi
- Palm SpringsCategory 1 · 30 mi
- Ponce De LeonCategory 1 · 31 mi
- VernonCategory 1 · 31 mi
- GreenacresCategory 1 · 32 mi
- AtlantisCategory 1 · 32 mi
- Lake WorthCategory 1 · 32 mi
- YoungstownCategory 1 · 33 mi
- WellingtonCategory 1 · 34 mi
- PahokeeCategory 1 · 37 mi
- Boynton BeachCategory 1 · 37 mi
- CarrabelleCategory 1 · 39 mi
- Delray BeachCategory 1 · 41 mi
- FountainCategory 1 · 43 mi
- ChipleyCategory 1 · 44 mi
- Belle GladeCategory 1 · 45 mi
- Boca RatonCategory 1 · 47 mi
- South BayCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Deerfield BeachCategory 1 · 50 mi
- BonifayCategory 1 · 51 mi
- PanaceaCategory 1 · 52 mi
- AlfordCategory 1 · 53 mi
- Coconut CreekCategory 1 · 53 mi
- BristolCategory 1 · 53 mi
- BlountstownCategory 1 · 53 mi
- Pompano BeachCategory 1 · 53 mi
- AlthaCategory 1 · 55 mi
- MargateCategory 1 · 56 mi
- Coral SpringsCategory 1 · 56 mi
- Oakland ParkCategory 1 · 58 mi
- North LauderdaleCategory 1 · 58 mi
- CottondaleCategory 1 · 59 mi
- Wilton ManorsCategory 1 · 59 mi
and 217 more
Alabama (69)
- SlocombCategory 1 · 70 mi
- HartfordCategory 1 · 63 mi
- GenevaTropical storm · 53 mi
- ChancellorTropical storm · 60 mi
- DalevilleTropical storm · 71 mi
- SamsonTropical storm · 48 mi
- EnterpriseTropical storm · 68 mi
- FloralaTropical storm · 34 mi
- KinstonTropical storm · 50 mi
- New BrocktonTropical storm · 69 mi
- OppTropical storm · 49 mi
- ElbaTropical storm · 64 mi
- LillianTropical storm · 45 mi
- Orange BeachTropical storm · 54 mi
- AndalusiaTropical storm · 42 mi
- ElbertaTropical storm · 50 mi
- Gulf ShoresTropical storm · 63 mi
- FoleyTropical storm · 55 mi
- BrantleyTropical storm · 61 mi
- RobertsdaleTropical storm · 43 mi
- SilverhillTropical storm · 50 mi
- SummerdaleTropical storm · 51 mi
- Red LevelTropical storm · 40 mi
- FairhopeTropical storm · 57 mi
- FlomatonTropical storm · 5 mi
- BrewtonTropical storm · 6 mi
- LoxleyTropical storm · 46 mi
- LuverneTropical storm · 70 mi
- DaphneTropical storm · 52 mi
- Spanish FortTropical storm · 50 mi
- EvergreenTropical storm · 27 mi
- Bay MinetteTropical storm · 36 mi
- TheodoreTropical storm · 69 mi
- IrvingtonTropical storm · 75 mi
- AtmoreTropical storm · 14 mi
- GeorgianaTropical storm · 44 mi
- GreenvilleTropical storm · 58 mi
- MobileTropical storm · 63 mi
- ChickasawTropical storm · 55 mi
- PrichardTropical storm · 56 mi
- WhistlerTropical storm · 57 mi
- SatsumaTropical storm · 49 mi
- SaralandTropical storm · 52 mi
- Eight MileTropical storm · 57 mi
- Fort DepositTropical storm · 68 mi
- Frisco CityTropical storm · 5 mi
- MonroevilleTropical storm · 13 mi
- HaynevilleTropical storm · 73 mi
- SemmesTropical storm · 62 mi
- Mount VernonTropical storm · 36 mi
- CamdenTropical storm · 42 mi
- ChunchulaTropical storm · 49 mi
- WilmerTropical storm · 62 mi
- McintoshTropical storm · 30 mi
- JacksonTropical storm · 8 mi
- ThomasvilleTropical storm · 23 mi
- ChatomTropical storm · 29 mi
- Pine HillTropical storm · 31 mi
- MillryTropical storm · 32 mi
- ButlerTropical storm · 42 mi
and 9 more
Mississippi (13)
- BuckatunnaTropical storm · 43 mi
- State LineTropical storm · 45 mi
- WaynesboroTropical storm · 51 mi
- LeakesvilleTropical storm · 56 mi
- ShubutaTropical storm · 59 mi
- QuitmanTropical storm · 60 mi
- RichtonTropical storm · 65 mi
- LucedaleTropical storm · 69 mi
- ToomsubaTropical storm · 71 mi
- BeaumontTropical storm · 72 mi
- EnterpriseTropical storm · 72 mi
- HeidelbergTropical storm · 73 mi
- OvettTropical storm · 75 mi
Other storms of the 1939 season
- Unnamed (AL011939)Tropical storm · 93 cities
- Unnamed (AL041939)Tropical storm · 149 cities
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.