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NHC AL111953 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1953

October 3, 1953 – October 8, 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 63 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 60 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1953 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1953 (AL111953) from October 3, 1953 to October 8, 1953; its peak was 63 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 60 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 40 mph (tropical storm) 38 miles from Key Biscayne, FL.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

63 mph

Cities within 75 mi
60
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1953 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (60)

Other storms of the 1953 season

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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.