NHC AL051933 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1933
July 24, 1933 – August 5, 1933
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1933 storm peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 233 US cities, 103 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1933 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1933 (AL051933) from July 24, 1933 to August 5, 1933; its peak was 92 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on July 30 at 75 mph (Category 1), 3 miles from Hobe Sound, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 233 US cities, in 3 states and territories, most in Florida (144) and Puerto Rico (59). The strongest pass was 92 mph (Category 1) 22 miles from South Padre Island, TX; the centre came closest to Port Charlotte, FL, 1 mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 233
- At hurricane strength
- 103
- States
- 3
92 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1933 storm passed near, strongest first
Texas (30)
- South Padre IslandCategory 1 · 22 mi
- Port IsabelCategory 1 · 21 mi
- Los FresnosCategory 1 · 27 mi
- Rio HondoCategory 1 · 39 mi
- BrownsvilleCategory 1 · 17 mi
- OlmitoCategory 1 · 24 mi
- LyfordCategory 1 · 52 mi
- San BenitoCategory 1 · 32 mi
- RaymondvilleCategory 1 · 61 mi
- HarlingenCategory 1 · 39 mi
- Santa RosaTropical storm · 46 mi
- La FeriaTropical storm · 38 mi
- La VillaTropical storm · 50 mi
- MercedesTropical storm · 41 mi
- EdcouchTropical storm · 54 mi
- ElsaTropical storm · 52 mi
- ProgresoTropical storm · 37 mi
- DonnaTropical storm · 44 mi
- WeslacoTropical storm · 53 mi
- EdinburgTropical storm · 57 mi
- AlamoTropical storm · 46 mi
- San JuanTropical storm · 48 mi
- PharrTropical storm · 49 mi
- AltonTropical storm · 64 mi
- McallenTropical storm · 52 mi
- HidalgoTropical storm · 45 mi
- MissionTropical storm · 55 mi
- PenitasTropical storm · 58 mi
- La JoyaTropical storm · 59 mi
- Sullivan CityTropical storm · 62 mi
Puerto Rico (59)
- FajardoCategory 1 · 31 mi
- LuquilloCategory 1 · 31 mi
- LoizaCategory 1 · 33 mi
- ViequesCategory 1 · 35 mi
- CeibaCategory 1 · 35 mi
- Rio GrandeCategory 1 · 35 mi
- CanovanasCategory 1 · 38 mi
- CarolinaCategory 1 · 39 mi
- NaguaboCategory 1 · 40 mi
- San JuanCategory 1 · 42 mi
- CatanoCategory 1 · 43 mi
- Trujillo AltoCategory 1 · 43 mi
- Punta SantiagoCategory 1 · 44 mi
- Toa BajaCategory 1 · 45 mi
- GuaynaboCategory 1 · 46 mi
- JuncosCategory 1 · 46 mi
- Las PiedrasCategory 1 · 47 mi
- GuraboCategory 1 · 47 mi
- HumacaoCategory 1 · 47 mi
- DoradoCategory 1 · 48 mi
- BayamonCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Toa AltaCategory 1 · 50 mi
- CaguasCategory 1 · 51 mi
- Vega AltaCategory 1 · 51 mi
- Vega BajaCategory 1 · 52 mi
- San LorenzoCategory 1 · 52 mi
- Aguas BuenasCategory 1 · 53 mi
- YabucoaCategory 1 · 54 mi
- NaranjitoCategory 1 · 55 mi
- ManatiCategory 1 · 56 mi
- CorozalCategory 1 · 57 mi
- BarcelonetaCategory 1 · 57 mi
- MaunaboCategory 1 · 58 mi
- ComerioCategory 1 · 58 mi
- CidraCategory 1 · 59 mi
- GarrochalesCategory 1 · 59 mi
- MorovisCategory 1 · 60 mi
- PatillasCategory 1 · 61 mi
- CayeyCategory 1 · 62 mi
- BarranquitasCategory 1 · 62 mi
- Sabana HoyosCategory 1 · 62 mi
- FloridaCategory 1 · 63 mi
- AreciboCategory 1 · 63 mi
- CialesCategory 1 · 64 mi
- AibonitoCategory 1 · 65 mi
- ArroyoCategory 1 · 65 mi
- OrocovisCategory 1 · 66 mi
- HatilloCategory 1 · 68 mi
- GuayamaCategory 1 · 68 mi
- CamuyCategory 1 · 69 mi
- CoamoCategory 1 · 71 mi
- IsabelaCategory 1 · 71 mi
- QuebradillasCategory 1 · 71 mi
- San AntonioCategory 1 · 72 mi
- AguirreCategory 1 · 72 mi
- JayuyaCategory 1 · 72 mi
- SalinasCategory 1 · 73 mi
- VillalbaCategory 1 · 73 mi
- UtuadoCategory 1 · 74 mi
Florida (144)
- TequestaCategory 1 · 9 mi
- JupiterCategory 1 · 12 mi
- North Palm BeachCategory 1 · 16 mi
- Palm Beach GardensCategory 1 · 17 mi
- Riviera BeachCategory 1 · 20 mi
- Palm BeachCategory 1 · 24 mi
- West Palm BeachCategory 1 · 26 mi
- Palm SpringsCategory 1 · 31 mi
- GreenacresCategory 1 · 32 mi
- Lake WorthCategory 1 · 32 mi
- AtlantisCategory 1 · 33 mi
- Boynton BeachCategory 1 · 38 mi
- Delray BeachCategory 1 · 42 mi
- Boca RatonCategory 1 · 49 mi
- Deerfield BeachCategory 1 · 52 mi
- Coconut CreekCategory 1 · 54 mi
- Pompano BeachCategory 1 · 55 mi
- Coral SpringsCategory 1 · 57 mi
- MargateCategory 1 · 57 mi
- North LauderdaleCategory 1 · 60 mi
- Oakland ParkCategory 1 · 60 mi
- TamaracCategory 1 · 61 mi
- Wilton ManorsCategory 1 · 62 mi
- LauderhillCategory 1 · 62 mi
- Fort LauderdaleCategory 1 · 64 mi
- Lauderdale LakesCategory 1 · 64 mi
- PlantationCategory 1 · 67 mi
- Dania BeachCategory 1 · 69 mi
- DavieCategory 1 · 71 mi
- HollywoodCategory 1 · 71 mi
- Hallandale BeachCategory 1 · 73 mi
- Pembroke PinesCategory 1 · 74 mi
- AventuraCategory 1 · 75 mi
- Hobe SoundCategory 1 · 2 mi
- StuartTropical storm · 4 mi
- Jensen BeachTropical storm · 10 mi
- Royal Palm BeachTropical storm · 26 mi
- WellingtonTropical storm · 31 mi
- Palm CityTropical storm · 4 mi
- LoxahatcheeTropical storm · 24 mi
- SunriseTropical storm · 66 mi
- Fort PierceTropical storm · 24 mi
- Port St LucieTropical storm · 13 mi
- WestonTropical storm · 70 mi
- Vero BeachTropical storm · 38 mi
- IndiantownTropical storm · 4 mi
- SebastianTropical storm · 48 mi
- Barefoot BayTropical storm · 54 mi
- GrantTropical storm · 57 mi
- Melbourne BeachTropical storm · 63 mi
- FellsmereTropical storm · 46 mi
- MalabarTropical storm · 60 mi
- IndialanticTropical storm · 69 mi
- Indian Harbour BeachTropical storm · 74 mi
- PahokeeTropical storm · 20 mi
- Belle GladeTropical storm · 29 mi
- Palm BayTropical storm · 62 mi
- MelbourneTropical storm · 72 mi
- South BayTropical storm · 30 mi
- OkeechobeeTropical storm · 13 mi
and 84 more
Other storms of the 1933 season
- Unnamed (AL031933)Tropical storm · 35 cities
- Unnamed (AL061933)Category 4 · 1,018 cities
- Unnamed (AL081933)Category 5 · 32 cities
- Unnamed (AL111933)Category 4 · 431 cities
- Unnamed (AL121933)Category 4 · 14 cities
- Unnamed (AL171933)Category 3 · 15 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.