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NHC AL181974 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1974

October 4, 1974 – October 8, 1974

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1974 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 63 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 97 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1974 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1974 (AL181974) from October 4, 1974 to October 8, 1974; its peak was 63 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 97 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 63 mph (tropical storm) 42 miles from Key Biscayne, FL; the centre came closest to North Palm Beach, FL, 16 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

63 mph

Cities within 75 mi
97
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1974 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (97)

and 37 more

Other storms of the 1974 season

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.