NHC AL061946 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1946
October 5, 1946 – October 14, 1946
Hurricane Unnamed 1946 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 481 US cities, 129 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 481
- At hurricane strength
- 129
- States
- 4
98 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1946 storm passed near, strongest first
Florida (228)
- BokeeliaCategory 1 · 51 mi
- St James CityCategory 1 · 56 mi
- SanibelCategory 1 · 58 mi
- Cape CoralCategory 1 · 61 mi
- Fort Myers BeachCategory 1 · 67 mi
- Fort MyersCategory 1 · 71 mi
- EsteroCategory 1 · 75 mi
- Longboat KeyCategory 1 · overhead
- PalmettoCategory 1 · 2 mi
- BradentonCategory 1 · 4 mi
- EllentonCategory 1 · 6 mi
- Holmes BeachCategory 1 · 6 mi
- University ParkCategory 1 · 10 mi
- SarasotaCategory 1 · 12 mi
- Lakewood RanchCategory 1 · 13 mi
- OspreyCategory 1 · 16 mi
- NokomisCategory 1 · 20 mi
- Myakka CityCategory 1 · 24 mi
- VeniceCategory 1 · 24 mi
- EnglewoodCategory 1 · 32 mi
- North PortCategory 1 · 36 mi
- Rotonda WestCategory 1 · 38 mi
- PlacidaCategory 1 · 38 mi
- Port CharlotteCategory 1 · 42 mi
- ArcadiaCategory 1 · 49 mi
- Punta GordaCategory 1 · 51 mi
- Zolfo SpringsCategory 1 · 54 mi
- North Fort MyersCategory 1 · 65 mi
- SebringCategory 1 · 71 mi
- ParrishCategory 1 · 11 mi
- Bowling GreenCategory 1 · 40 mi
- WauchulaCategory 1 · 48 mi
- RuskinCategory 1 · 8 mi
- South PasadenaCategory 1 · 9 mi
- St Pete BeachCategory 1 · 11 mi
- Sun City CenterCategory 1 · 14 mi
- WimaumaCategory 1 · 16 mi
- Avon ParkCategory 1 · 66 mi
- St PetersburgCategory 1 · 6 mi
- Pinellas ParkCategory 1 · 9 mi
- Apollo BeachCategory 1 · 10 mi
- GibsontonCategory 1 · 12 mi
- LargoCategory 1 · 13 mi
- SeminoleCategory 1 · 14 mi
- Indian ShoresCategory 1 · 17 mi
- LithiaCategory 1 · 26 mi
- Fort MeadeCategory 1 · 48 mi
- FrostproofCategory 1 · 65 mi
- ClearwaterCategory 1 · 12 mi
- BrandonCategory 1 · 16 mi
- ValricoCategory 1 · 20 mi
- MulberryCategory 1 · 36 mi
- BartowCategory 1 · 45 mi
- Babson ParkCategory 1 · 63 mi
- Lake WalesCategory 1 · 64 mi
- TampaCategory 1 · 5 mi
- OldsmarCategory 1 · 8 mi
- Safety HarborCategory 1 · 9 mi
- Temple TerraceCategory 1 · 10 mi
- Palm HarborCategory 1 · 11 mi
and 168 more
South Carolina (140)
- HardeevilleTropical storm · 39 mi
- RidgelandTropical storm · 42 mi
- OkatieTropical storm · 47 mi
- BlufftonTropical storm · 51 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 58 mi
- Hilton Head IslandTropical storm · 59 mi
- Port RoyalTropical storm · 59 mi
- Saint Helena IslandTropical storm · 68 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 55 mi
- YemasseeTropical storm · 49 mi
- EstillTropical storm · 25 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 32 mi
- VarnvilleTropical storm · 36 mi
- AllendaleTropical storm · 18 mi
- FairfaxTropical storm · 24 mi
- RuffinTropical storm · 48 mi
- WalterboroTropical storm · 57 mi
- CottagevilleTropical storm · 68 mi
- BarnwellTropical storm · 15 mi
- DorchesterTropical storm · 70 mi
- JacksonTropical storm · 12 mi
- BambergTropical storm · 34 mi
- BranchvilleTropical storm · 47 mi
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 61 mi
- New EllentonTropical storm · 5 mi
- WillistonTropical storm · 10 mi
- Beech IslandTropical storm · 16 mi
- BlackvilleTropical storm · 19 mi
- DenmarkTropical storm · 27 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 5 mi
- AikenTropical storm · 6 mi
- WarrenvilleTropical storm · 13 mi
- GranitevilleTropical storm · 15 mi
- North AugustaTropical storm · 21 mi
- TrentonTropical storm · 19 mi
- NorwayTropical storm · 26 mi
- EdgefieldTropical storm · 28 mi
- CopeTropical storm · 36 mi
- Mc CormickTropical storm · 49 mi
- WagenerTropical storm · 5 mi
- SalleyTropical storm · 11 mi
- Ridge SpringTropical storm · 12 mi
- JohnstonTropical storm · 20 mi
- NeesesTropical storm · 24 mi
- CordovaTropical storm · 38 mi
- BowmanTropical storm · 53 mi
- HarleyvilleTropical storm · 67 mi
- Calhoun FallsTropical storm · 68 mi
- BatesburgTropical storm · 9 mi
- PelionTropical storm · 9 mi
- NorthTropical storm · 22 mi
- OrangeburgTropical storm · 37 mi
- SanteeTropical storm · 57 mi
- AbbevilleTropical storm · 63 mi
- Holly HillTropical storm · 66 mi
- EutawvilleTropical storm · 69 mi
- GilbertTropical storm · 3 mi
- LeesvilleTropical storm · 6 mi
- SwanseaTropical storm · 20 mi
- SaludaTropical storm · 25 mi
and 80 more
Georgia (103)
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 2 mi
- Lake ParkTropical storm · 60 mi
- FolkstonTropical storm · 4 mi
- KingslandTropical storm · 24 mi
- Saint MarysTropical storm · 31 mi
- HomervilleTropical storm · 40 mi
- LakelandTropical storm · 60 mi
- Ray CityTropical storm · 68 mi
- ValdostaTropical storm · 70 mi
- NahuntaTropical storm · 2 mi
- HobokenTropical storm · 7 mi
- WaynesvilleTropical storm · 11 mi
- BlackshearTropical storm · 16 mi
- WaycrossTropical storm · 21 mi
- WoodbineTropical storm · 23 mi
- WaverlyTropical storm · 24 mi
- BrunswickTropical storm · 28 mi
- St Simons IslandTropical storm · 37 mi
- PearsonTropical storm · 49 mi
- WillacoocheeTropical storm · 61 mi
- NashvilleTropical storm · 70 mi
- JesupTropical storm · overhead
- ScrevenTropical storm · 7 mi
- HortenseTropical storm · 7 mi
- PattersonTropical storm · 8 mi
- OdumTropical storm · 9 mi
- AlmaTropical storm · 30 mi
- TownsendTropical storm · 31 mi
- DarienTropical storm · 33 mi
- NichollsTropical storm · 40 mi
- DouglasTropical storm · 53 mi
- BroxtonTropical storm · 57 mi
- AmbroseTropical storm · 63 mi
- GlennvilleTropical storm · 6 mi
- LudowiciTropical storm · 7 mi
- Fort StewartTropical storm · 14 mi
- HinesvilleTropical storm · 14 mi
- AllenhurstTropical storm · 15 mi
- BaxleyTropical storm · 28 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 28 mi
- UvaldaTropical storm · 39 mi
- HazlehurstTropical storm · 43 mi
- AlamoTropical storm · 58 mi
- Mc RaeTropical storm · 62 mi
- HelenaTropical storm · 64 mi
- ClaxtonTropical storm · 8 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 8 mi
- EllabellTropical storm · 17 mi
- ReidsvilleTropical storm · 18 mi
- CollinsTropical storm · 19 mi
- BloomingdaleTropical storm · 26 mi
- LyonsTropical storm · 30 mi
- Richmond HillTropical storm · 30 mi
- PoolerTropical storm · 31 mi
- Port WentworthTropical storm · 35 mi
- Garden CityTropical storm · 36 mi
- VidaliaTropical storm · 37 mi
- SavannahTropical storm · 40 mi
- Mount VernonTropical storm · 47 mi
- SopertonTropical storm · 49 mi
and 43 more
North Carolina (10)
- ManteoTropical storm · 38 mi
- GrandyTropical storm · 54 mi
- CurrituckTropical storm · 66 mi
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 68 mi
- CamdenTropical storm · 72 mi
- WaxhawTropical storm · 72 mi
- Elizabeth CityTropical storm · 74 mi
- Nags HeadTropical storm · 15 mi
- Kill Devil HillsTropical storm · 22 mi
- Kitty HawkTropical storm · 29 mi
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.