NHC AL081953 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1953
September 15, 1953 – September 21, 1953
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Tropical Storm Unnamed 1953 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 52 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 108 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1953 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1953 (AL081953) from September 15, 1953 to September 21, 1953; its peak was 52 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on September 20 at 40 mph (tropical storm), 9 miles from Inglis, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 108 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 40 mph (tropical storm) 5 miles from Inglis, FL.
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- Cities within 75 mi
- 108
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 1
52 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1953 storm passed near, strongest first
Florida (108)
- InglisTropical storm · 5 mi
- Beverly HillsTropical storm · 14 mi
- Citrus SpringsTropical storm · 15 mi
- DunnellonTropical storm · 17 mi
- LecantoTropical storm · 17 mi
- HomosassaTropical storm · 18 mi
- HernandoTropical storm · 19 mi
- MorristonTropical storm · 22 mi
- InvernessTropical storm · 25 mi
- Weeki WacheeTropical storm · 28 mi
- WillistonTropical storm · 28 mi
- Floral CityTropical storm · 30 mi
- ChieflandTropical storm · 31 mi
- OcalaTropical storm · 34 mi
- Lake PanasoffkeeTropical storm · 35 mi
- BrooksvilleTropical storm · 36 mi
- ArcherTropical storm · 37 mi
- ReddickTropical storm · 38 mi
- Spring HillTropical storm · 38 mi
- OxfordTropical storm · 38 mi
- BelleviewTropical storm · 40 mi
- SummerfieldTropical storm · 41 mi
- BushnellTropical storm · 41 mi
- TrentonTropical storm · 41 mi
- WildwoodTropical storm · 42 mi
- AnthonyTropical storm · 42 mi
- MicanopyTropical storm · 43 mi
- Cross CityTropical storm · 44 mi
- The VillagesTropical storm · 44 mi
- Old TownTropical storm · 44 mi
- WebsterTropical storm · 45 mi
- CitraTropical storm · 45 mi
- Lady LakeTropical storm · 46 mi
- Port RicheyTropical storm · 48 mi
- WeirsdaleTropical storm · 49 mi
- Silver SpringsTropical storm · 49 mi
- OcklawahaTropical storm · 49 mi
- Fruitland ParkTropical storm · 49 mi
- Center HillTropical storm · 50 mi
- GainesvilleTropical storm · 50 mi
- New Port RicheyTropical storm · 51 mi
- Dade CityTropical storm · 52 mi
- San AntonioTropical storm · 52 mi
- LeesburgTropical storm · 53 mi
- BellTropical storm · 53 mi
- Land O LakesTropical storm · 53 mi
- TrinityTropical storm · 55 mi
- HolidayTropical storm · 56 mi
- AlachuaTropical storm · 57 mi
- MascotteTropical storm · 57 mi
- Wesley ChapelTropical storm · 58 mi
- HawthorneTropical storm · 58 mi
- Grand IslandTropical storm · 58 mi
- GrovelandTropical storm · 59 mi
- Fort Mc CoyTropical storm · 59 mi
- Howey In The HillsTropical storm · 59 mi
- UmatillaTropical storm · 60 mi
- TavaresTropical storm · 60 mi
- ZephyrhillsTropical storm · 61 mi
- AstatulaTropical storm · 62 mi
and 48 more
Other storms of the 1953 season
- AliceTropical storm · 66 cities
- Unnamed (AL021953)Tropical storm · 45 cities
- BarbaraCategory 1 · 118 cities
- CarolCategory 5 · 3 cities
- DollyCategory 1 · 86 cities
- FlorenceCategory 3 · 253 cities
- Unnamed (AL111953)Tropical storm · 60 cities
- HazelCategory 1 · 108 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.