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NHC AL071937 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1937

September 16, 1937 – September 21, 1937

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1937 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 58 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 67 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1937 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1937 (AL071937) from September 16, 1937 to September 21, 1937; its peak was 58 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on September 19 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 22 miles from Buras, LA. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 67 US cities, in 4 states, most in Florida (43) and Louisiana (17). The strongest pass was 48 mph (tropical storm) 53 miles from Golden Meadow, LA; the centre came closest to Eastpoint, FL, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

58 mph

Cities within 75 mi
67
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
4
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Cities Unnamed 1937 storm passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (17)

Florida (43)

Alabama (6)

Mississippi (1)

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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.