NHC AL091945 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1945
September 12, 1945 – September 20, 1945
Hurricane Unnamed 1945 storm peaked at Category 4 with 132 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 1,120 US cities, 293 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 1,120
- At hurricane strength
- 293
- States
- 8
132 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1945 storm passed near, strongest first
Florida (309)
- Key LargoCategory 4 · 13 mi
- TavernierCategory 4 · 25 mi
- IslamoradaCategory 4 · 34 mi
- MarathonCategory 4 · 60 mi
- HomesteadCategory 4 · 3 mi
- Florida CityCategory 4 · 4 mi
- Cutler BayCategory 4 · 10 mi
- Key BiscayneCategory 4 · 25 mi
- Palmetto BayCategory 3 · 15 mi
- Miami BeachCategory 3 · 32 mi
- South MiamiCategory 3 · 19 mi
- Coral GablesCategory 3 · 22 mi
- Bay Harbor IslandsCategory 3 · 35 mi
- MiamiCategory 3 · 20 mi
- Miami ShoresCategory 3 · 31 mi
- North MiamiCategory 3 · 33 mi
- Sunny Isles BeachCategory 3 · 37 mi
- Opa LockaCategory 3 · 30 mi
- North Miami BeachCategory 3 · 35 mi
- AventuraCategory 3 · 38 mi
- Hallandale BeachCategory 3 · 39 mi
- DoralCategory 3 · 22 mi
- HialeahCategory 3 · 26 mi
- Miami LakesCategory 3 · 27 mi
- Miami GardensCategory 3 · 32 mi
- HollywoodCategory 3 · 40 mi
- Dania BeachCategory 3 · 42 mi
- MiramarCategory 3 · 33 mi
- Pembroke PinesCategory 3 · 33 mi
- DavieCategory 3 · 37 mi
- Fort LauderdaleCategory 3 · 45 mi
- Wilton ManorsCategory 3 · 47 mi
- Oakland ParkCategory 3 · 48 mi
- PlantationCategory 3 · 40 mi
- Lauderdale LakesCategory 3 · 43 mi
- Pompano BeachCategory 3 · 52 mi
- WestonCategory 3 · 33 mi
- SunriseCategory 3 · 39 mi
- LauderhillCategory 3 · 44 mi
- North LauderdaleCategory 3 · 46 mi
- Deerfield BeachCategory 3 · 55 mi
- TamaracCategory 3 · 44 mi
- MargateCategory 3 · 48 mi
- Coconut CreekCategory 3 · 51 mi
- Coral SpringsCategory 3 · 47 mi
- Boca RatonCategory 3 · 56 mi
- Delray BeachCategory 3 · 62 mi
- Boynton BeachCategory 3 · 65 mi
- Lake WorthCategory 3 · 67 mi
- AtlantisCategory 3 · 69 mi
- Palm SpringsCategory 3 · 70 mi
- GreenacresCategory 3 · 68 mi
- West Palm BeachCategory 3 · 73 mi
- WellingtonCategory 3 · 63 mi
- Royal Palm BeachCategory 2 · 68 mi
- LoxahatcheeCategory 2 · 65 mi
- Marco IslandCategory 2 · 38 mi
- Belle GladeCategory 2 · 45 mi
- South BayCategory 2 · 41 mi
- PahokeeCategory 2 · 51 mi
and 249 more
North Carolina (230)
- Tabor CityTropical storm · 64 mi
- NakinaTropical storm · 73 mi
- MorvenTropical storm · 18 mi
- RowlandTropical storm · 28 mi
- FairmontTropical storm · 39 mi
- WingateTropical storm · 44 mi
- MonroeTropical storm · 50 mi
- WaxhawTropical storm · 57 mi
- ChadbournTropical storm · 59 mi
- WhitevilleTropical storm · 65 mi
- PinevilleTropical storm · 70 mi
- Lake WaccamawTropical storm · 75 mi
- HamletTropical storm · 2 mi
- Laurel HillTropical storm · 7 mi
- RockinghamTropical storm · 7 mi
- WagramTropical storm · 12 mi
- LaurinburgTropical storm · 13 mi
- MaxtonTropical storm · 21 mi
- Red SpringsTropical storm · 25 mi
- WadesboroTropical storm · 25 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 30 mi
- PolktonTropical storm · 33 mi
- PeachlandTropical storm · 34 mi
- MarshvilleTropical storm · 39 mi
- LumbertonTropical storm · 41 mi
- OakboroTropical storm · 44 mi
- StanfieldTropical storm · 49 mi
- LocustTropical storm · 50 mi
- MidlandTropical storm · 55 mi
- BladenboroTropical storm · 55 mi
- Indian TrailTropical storm · 56 mi
- MatthewsTropical storm · 60 mi
- ElizabethtownTropical storm · 63 mi
- ClarktonTropical storm · 64 mi
- HarrisburgTropical storm · 64 mi
- CharlotteTropical storm · 69 mi
- PinehurstTropical storm · 2 mi
- West EndTropical storm · 4 mi
- PinebluffTropical storm · 4 mi
- Jackson SpringsTropical storm · 5 mi
- AberdeenTropical storm · 5 mi
- Southern PinesTropical storm · 6 mi
- EllerbeTropical storm · 9 mi
- CandorTropical storm · 18 mi
- RaefordTropical storm · 20 mi
- Mount GileadTropical storm · 27 mi
- TroyTropical storm · 27 mi
- ShannonTropical storm · 29 mi
- Lumber BridgeTropical storm · 30 mi
- ParktonTropical storm · 34 mi
- FayettevilleTropical storm · 34 mi
- NorwoodTropical storm · 35 mi
- Hope MillsTropical storm · 36 mi
- Saint PaulsTropical storm · 39 mi
- AlbemarleTropical storm · 40 mi
- New LondonTropical storm · 42 mi
- RichfieldTropical storm · 47 mi
- Gold HillTropical storm · 51 mi
- Mount PleasantTropical storm · 53 mi
- RockwellTropical storm · 57 mi
and 170 more
Virginia (225)
- RidgewayTropical storm · 60 mi
- AltonTropical storm · 19 mi
- RinggoldTropical storm · 32 mi
- DanvilleTropical storm · 39 mi
- Dry ForkTropical storm · 45 mi
- AxtonTropical storm · 55 mi
- MartinsvilleTropical storm · 63 mi
- CollinsvilleTropical storm · 66 mi
- FieldaleTropical storm · 68 mi
- BassettTropical storm · 72 mi
- ClarksvilleTropical storm · 4 mi
- South BostonTropical storm · 17 mi
- HalifaxTropical storm · 20 mi
- BlairsTropical storm · 40 mi
- GretnaTropical storm · 45 mi
- ChathamTropical storm · 48 mi
- PenhookTropical storm · 60 mi
- Glade HillTropical storm · 68 mi
- WirtzTropical storm · 69 mi
- Rocky MountTropical storm · 73 mi
- HardyTropical storm · 74 mi
- Chase CityTropical storm · 1 mi
- Drakes BranchTropical storm · 8 mi
- BoydtonTropical storm · 15 mi
- South HillTropical storm · 17 mi
- Charlotte Court HouseTropical storm · 18 mi
- La CrosseTropical storm · 23 mi
- BraceyTropical storm · 26 mi
- NathalieTropical storm · 28 mi
- BrooknealTropical storm · 30 mi
- GladysTropical storm · 39 mi
- RustburgTropical storm · 47 mi
- HurtTropical storm · 47 mi
- AltavistaTropical storm · 48 mi
- EvingtonTropical storm · 53 mi
- Lynch StationTropical storm · 53 mi
- LynchburgTropical storm · 55 mi
- ForestTropical storm · 59 mi
- HuddlestonTropical storm · 60 mi
- GoodeTropical storm · 63 mi
- MonetaTropical storm · 67 mi
- BedfordTropical storm · 68 mi
- GoodviewTropical storm · 74 mi
- ThaxtonTropical storm · 75 mi
- CreweTropical storm · overhead
- VictoriaTropical storm · 3 mi
- BurkevilleTropical storm · 4 mi
- MeherrinTropical storm · 8 mi
- KeysvilleTropical storm · 8 mi
- BlackstoneTropical storm · 10 mi
- KenbridgeTropical storm · 11 mi
- FarmvilleTropical storm · 18 mi
- Mc KenneyTropical storm · 24 mi
- ProspectTropical storm · 24 mi
- BrodnaxTropical storm · 25 mi
- PamplinTropical storm · 27 mi
- LawrencevilleTropical storm · 33 mi
- AppomattoxTropical storm · 38 mi
- BuckinghamTropical storm · 39 mi
- Spout SpringTropical storm · 40 mi
and 165 more
South Carolina (156)
- BlufftonTropical storm · 2 mi
- Hilton Head IslandTropical storm · 6 mi
- OkatieTropical storm · 7 mi
- HardeevilleTropical storm · 14 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 2 mi
- Port RoyalTropical storm · 4 mi
- Saint Helena IslandTropical storm · 12 mi
- RidgelandTropical storm · 14 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 4 mi
- EstillTropical storm · 35 mi
- YemasseeTropical storm · 11 mi
- Edisto IslandTropical storm · 20 mi
- Wadmalaw IslandTropical storm · 25 mi
- VarnvilleTropical storm · 27 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 31 mi
- FairfaxTropical storm · 40 mi
- AllendaleTropical storm · 46 mi
- WalterboroTropical storm · 8 mi
- RuffinTropical storm · 18 mi
- HollywoodTropical storm · 19 mi
- RavenelTropical storm · 19 mi
- Johns IslandTropical storm · 29 mi
- CottagevilleTropical storm · overhead
- CharlestonTropical storm · 32 mi
- Sullivans IslandTropical storm · 41 mi
- BarnwellTropical storm · 53 mi
- RidgevilleTropical storm · 8 mi
- SummervilleTropical storm · 16 mi
- LadsonTropical storm · 20 mi
- BranchvilleTropical storm · 23 mi
- Goose CreekTropical storm · 25 mi
- Charleston AfbTropical storm · 25 mi
- North CharlestonTropical storm · 27 mi
- Daniel IslandTropical storm · 34 mi
- BambergTropical storm · 36 mi
- Mount PleasantTropical storm · 39 mi
- DenmarkTropical storm · 44 mi
- Isle Of PalmsTropical storm · 44 mi
- BlackvilleTropical storm · 52 mi
- WillistonTropical storm · 61 mi
- DorchesterTropical storm · overhead
- HarleyvilleTropical storm · 4 mi
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 10 mi
- HugerTropical storm · 35 mi
- CopeTropical storm · 36 mi
- AwendawTropical storm · 45 mi
- NorwayTropical storm · 45 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 68 mi
- Holly HillTropical storm · 5 mi
- BowmanTropical storm · 18 mi
- HanahanTropical storm · 20 mi
- Moncks CornerTropical storm · 21 mi
- CordovaTropical storm · 33 mi
- OrangeburgTropical storm · 33 mi
- NeesesTropical storm · 48 mi
- SalleyTropical storm · 60 mi
- WagenerTropical storm · 66 mi
- LynchburgTropical storm · overhead
- ManningTropical storm · overhead
- EutawvilleTropical storm · 1 mi
and 96 more
Maryland (151)
- Charlotte HallTropical storm · overhead
- NewburgTropical storm · 1 mi
- MechanicsvilleTropical storm · 6 mi
- La PlataTropical storm · 9 mi
- Port TobaccoTropical storm · 10 mi
- White PlainsTropical storm · 11 mi
- NanjemoyTropical storm · 13 mi
- LeonardtownTropical storm · 17 mi
- Bryans RoadTropical storm · 18 mi
- Indian HeadTropical storm · 19 mi
- CaliforniaTropical storm · 20 mi
- Great MillsTropical storm · 23 mi
- Lexington ParkTropical storm · 26 mi
- AnnapolisTropical storm · 55 mi
- CrownsvilleTropical storm · 56 mi
- StevensvilleTropical storm · 57 mi
- ArnoldTropical storm · 58 mi
- Severna ParkTropical storm · 59 mi
- MillersvilleTropical storm · 59 mi
- ChesterTropical storm · 59 mi
- JessupTropical storm · 59 mi
- EastonTropical storm · 60 mi
- SevernTropical storm · 60 mi
- GrasonvilleTropical storm · 62 mi
- HanoverTropical storm · 62 mi
- PasadenaTropical storm · 63 mi
- Glen BurnieTropical storm · 63 mi
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 63 mi
- ElkridgeTropical storm · 63 mi
- QueenstownTropical storm · 65 mi
- LinthicumTropical storm · 65 mi
- HurlockTropical storm · 66 mi
- PrestonTropical storm · 66 mi
- GlenelgTropical storm · 67 mi
- Ellicott CityTropical storm · 67 mi
- GlenwoodTropical storm · 68 mi
- West FriendshipTropical storm · 69 mi
- CatonsvilleTropical storm · 69 mi
- Rock HallTropical storm · 71 mi
- WoodbineTropical storm · 72 mi
- DundalkTropical storm · 72 mi
- FederalsburgTropical storm · 72 mi
- WoodstockTropical storm · 72 mi
- CentrevilleTropical storm · 73 mi
- Windsor MillTropical storm · 73 mi
- BaltimoreTropical storm · 73 mi
- MarriottsvilleTropical storm · 73 mi
- DentonTropical storm · 74 mi
- RidgelyTropical storm · 75 mi
- OwingsTropical storm · overhead
- HughesvilleTropical storm · overhead
- ChurchtonTropical storm · 1 mi
- DealeTropical storm · 2 mi
- SunderlandTropical storm · 2 mi
- Shady SideTropical storm · 2 mi
- North BeachTropical storm · 2 mi
- West RiverTropical storm · 4 mi
- Chesapeake BeachTropical storm · 4 mi
- HuntingtownTropical storm · 4 mi
- DunkirkTropical storm · 4 mi
and 91 more
Georgia (47)
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 48 mi
- Saint MarysTropical storm · 19 mi
- KingslandTropical storm · 26 mi
- WoodbineTropical storm · 27 mi
- FolkstonTropical storm · 46 mi
- Tybee IslandTropical storm · 4 mi
- SavannahTropical storm · 11 mi
- St Simons IslandTropical storm · 13 mi
- Garden CityTropical storm · 15 mi
- Port WentworthTropical storm · 17 mi
- DarienTropical storm · 17 mi
- TownsendTropical storm · 19 mi
- PoolerTropical storm · 20 mi
- Richmond HillTropical storm · 20 mi
- BrunswickTropical storm · 22 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 22 mi
- RinconTropical storm · 23 mi
- BloomingdaleTropical storm · 25 mi
- WaverlyTropical storm · 26 mi
- SpringfieldTropical storm · 31 mi
- GuytonTropical storm · 32 mi
- ClyoTropical storm · 33 mi
- EllabellTropical storm · 34 mi
- AllenhurstTropical storm · 35 mi
- HinesvilleTropical storm · 37 mi
- Fort StewartTropical storm · 37 mi
- WaynesvilleTropical storm · 39 mi
- HortenseTropical storm · 43 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 43 mi
- LudowiciTropical storm · 44 mi
- BrookletTropical storm · 45 mi
- NahuntaTropical storm · 47 mi
- JesupTropical storm · 49 mi
- GlennvilleTropical storm · 57 mi
- StatesboroTropical storm · 57 mi
- ScrevenTropical storm · 57 mi
- HobokenTropical storm · 57 mi
- PattersonTropical storm · 58 mi
- ClaxtonTropical storm · 58 mi
- OdumTropical storm · 59 mi
- BlackshearTropical storm · 66 mi
- PortalTropical storm · 67 mi
- ReidsvilleTropical storm · 69 mi
- CollinsTropical storm · 70 mi
- WaycrossTropical storm · 70 mi
- MetterTropical storm · 71 mi
- SylvaniaTropical storm · 57 mi
District of Columbia (1)
- WashingtonTropical storm · 26 mi
West Virginia (1)
- Harpers FerryTropical storm · 74 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.