NHC AL131936 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1936
September 8, 1936 – September 25, 1936
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1936 storm peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 75 US cities, 75 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1936 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1936 (AL131936) from September 8, 1936 to September 25, 1936; its peak was 121 mph (Category 3). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 75 US cities, in 7 states, most in Massachusetts (33) and Virginia (11). The strongest pass was 98 mph (Category 2) 45 miles from Nags Head, NC; the centre came closest to Nantucket, MA, 34 miles away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 75
- At hurricane strength
- 75
- States
- 7
121 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1936 storm passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (7)
- Nags HeadCategory 2 · 45 mi
- ManteoCategory 2 · 49 mi
- Kill Devil HillsCategory 2 · 49 mi
- Kitty HawkCategory 2 · 52 mi
- GrandyCategory 2 · 60 mi
- CurrituckCategory 2 · 66 mi
- MoyockCategory 2 · 74 mi
Virginia (11)
- Virginia BeachCategory 1 · 72 mi
- ChincoteagueCategory 1 · 58 mi
- AccomacCategory 1 · 63 mi
- MelfaCategory 1 · 64 mi
- PainterCategory 1 · 64 mi
- ParksleyCategory 1 · 65 mi
- BloxomCategory 1 · 65 mi
- ExmoreCategory 1 · 65 mi
- Cape CharlesCategory 1 · 65 mi
- New ChurchCategory 1 · 66 mi
- OnancockCategory 1 · 67 mi
Delaware (7)
- Bethany BeachCategory 1 · 66 mi
- SelbyvilleCategory 1 · 68 mi
- Ocean ViewCategory 1 · 68 mi
- MillvilleCategory 1 · 69 mi
- FrankfordCategory 1 · 71 mi
- DagsboroCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Rehoboth BeachCategory 1 · 74 mi
Maryland (5)
- Ocean CityCategory 1 · 61 mi
- BerlinCategory 1 · 65 mi
- BishopvilleCategory 1 · 68 mi
- Snow HillCategory 1 · 69 mi
- Pocomoke CityCategory 1 · 71 mi
New Jersey (5)
- WildwoodCategory 1 · 73 mi
- Sea Isle CityCategory 1 · 75 mi
- BrigantineCategory 1 · 73 mi
- Atlantic CityCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Ventnor CityCategory 1 · 75 mi
Massachusetts (33)
- NantucketCategory 1 · 34 mi
- EdgartownCategory 1 · 51 mi
- ChathamCategory 1 · 55 mi
- West TisburyCategory 1 · 55 mi
- ChilmarkCategory 1 · 55 mi
- Dennis PortCategory 1 · 58 mi
- Vineyard HavenCategory 1 · 58 mi
- HarwichCategory 1 · 58 mi
- South YarmouthCategory 1 · 60 mi
- OrleansCategory 1 · 60 mi
- West YarmouthCategory 1 · 60 mi
- BrewsterCategory 1 · 61 mi
- HyannisCategory 1 · 61 mi
- South DennisCategory 1 · 61 mi
- Yarmouth PortCategory 1 · 62 mi
- OstervilleCategory 1 · 63 mi
- CentervilleCategory 1 · 63 mi
- DennisCategory 1 · 64 mi
- CotuitCategory 1 · 64 mi
- East FalmouthCategory 1 · 64 mi
- BarnstableCategory 1 · 64 mi
- MashpeeCategory 1 · 64 mi
- EasthamCategory 1 · 64 mi
- FalmouthCategory 1 · 65 mi
- Marstons MillsCategory 1 · 65 mi
- West BarnstableCategory 1 · 66 mi
- ForestdaleCategory 1 · 69 mi
- North FalmouthCategory 1 · 70 mi
- WellfleetCategory 1 · 70 mi
- East SandwichCategory 1 · 70 mi
- SandwichCategory 1 · 71 mi
- PocassetCategory 1 · 72 mi
- MattapoisettCategory 1 · 75 mi
New York (7)
- MontaukCategory 1 · 69 mi
- Water MillCategory 1 · 73 mi
- East HamptonCategory 1 · 73 mi
- SouthamptonCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Westhampton BeachCategory 1 · 75 mi
- East QuogueCategory 1 · 75 mi
- Hampton BaysCategory 1 · 75 mi
Other storms of the 1936 season
- Unnamed (AL011936)Tropical storm · 87 cities
- Unnamed (AL031936)Category 1 · 73 cities
- Unnamed (AL041936)Tropical storm · 129 cities
- Unnamed (AL051936)Category 2 · 202 cities
- Unnamed (AL091936)Tropical storm · 185 cities
- Unnamed (AL141936)Tropical storm · 43 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.