1933 Florida–Mexico hurricane

Category 1 Atlantic hurricane in 1933 February 2025 Hurricane Five1933 Florida–Mexico hurricane Florida–Mexico hurricane weather map 7-30-1933 (92239781).jpg Surface weather analysis of the hurricane nearing landfall in Central Florida on July 30 1933 07 24 1933 08 05 80 975 1933 39 total 3000000 ($US 3,000,000 1933 -4 in US USD) Leeward Islands Turks and Caicos Islands British Bahamas Florida Mexico Texas 1933 Atlantic hurricane season The 1933 Florida–Mexico hurricane was the first of five Atlantic hurricanes to affect the United States during the very active 1933 Atlantic hurricane season.Only three of these directly hit the U.S. coastline; the fifth curved out to sea but brought hurricane winds ashore. The fifth tropical cyclone of the year, it formed east of the Lesser Antilles on July 24, rapidly strengthening as it moved west-northwest. It passed over or near Antigua, Saba, and Saint Thomas, reaching hurricane status on July 26. In the northeastern Caribbean it produced heavy rains and killed at least six people. Over the next three days, it moved north of the Caribbean, paralleling the Lucayan Archipelago. As it crossed the Bahamas, the storm drowned at least one person and caused extensive damage. On July 29, a strong ridge nudged it westward, presaging landfall near Hobe Sound, Florida, a day later. One of two hurricanes to hit the Treasure Coast in 1933, the compact storm unraveled inland, reaching the eastern Gulf of Mexico near Charlotte Harbor as a tropical storm. A minimal hurricane, it caused little wind damage in Florida, but generated heavy rains and localized floods. Once over water, the storm shifted its course to the west-southwest and gradually regained intensity, its path bringing it to the mouth of the Rio Grande in early August. On August 4 the storm restrengthened into a hurricane, just a day before striking near Playa Lauro Villar—a site in northern Tamaulipas, Mexico—with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h), equal to a high-end Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale; it was the first of two hurricanes in 1933 to impact nearby South Texas. Hitting close to the Mexico–United States border, its winds damaged buildings and crops in both nations, with heavy losses to citrus production in the Rio Grande Valley. While only one person died in the United States, the storm dropped much rain over northern Mexico, engendering catastrophic floods that claimed at least 31 lives, with the worst-hit areas being in and near the city of Monterrey. While monetary losses in Mexico were unclear, the storm did at least $3,000,000 in damages in the United States, measured in contemporary U.S. dollars.All currency totals are unadjusted for inflation. Meteorological history AL05 1933 path.png 250px left new The origins of the storm were from a tropical depression that was located on July 24 about 430 mi (690 km) east of Saint Lucia in the Windward Islands. This was based on analysis of ship reports and evidence of a closed low-pressure area, as conducted by the Hurricane Research Division in 2012. The depression formed at the same time as another tropical system developed over 450 mi (725 km) east of Bermuda.Multiple sources: IBTrACS 2022 1933206N14306 Chris Landsea Craig Anderson William Bredemeyer Noel Charles Michael Chenoweth 3 Christopher Landsea https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/metadata_master.html#1933_5 Documentation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Changes in HURDAT: 1933 Storm 5 – 2012 Revision Re-Analysis Project Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Hurricane Research Division Miami, Florida Upon formation, it moved generally west-northwest, toward the eastern Caribbean, becoming a tropical storm on July 25. At 16:00 UTC the vessel Daytonian first recorded gale-force winds—45 mi/h km/h on, or Beaufort Force 9. Around that time, the storm made landfall on the island of Antigua with winds of 60–70 mph (95–110 km/h).USWB 1933a A barometer on Saba measured 29.02 inHg mb 3 on flip,Dunn 1933 362 implying maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h); based on this, the storm is estimated to have acquired hurricane status on July 26. The storm traversed the United States Virgin Islands, missing Puerto Rico to its northeast, and on July 27 passed a short distance to the north of Grand Turk Island, gradually bending northwest as it followed the arc of the eastern Bahamas. On July 28 the cyclone struck Cat Island with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h), and the next day made another landfall on the Abaco Islands with the same winds. A robust subtropical ridge then caused it to veer westward, toward the east coast of Florida.Schoner Molansky 1956 On July 30, the ship El Almirante became the only vessel to detect hurricane winds in the storm.USWB 1933aMcDonald 1933 208 The storm made its only landfall in the United States on Jupiter Island, Florida, between Port Salerno and Hobe Sound, around 16:00 UTC.Landsea Hagen Bredemeyer Carrosco 2014 6112 A ship nearby measured 992 mb inHg on and winds of 50 mi/h km/h on, consistent with a landfall value of 988 mb inHg on; from this reanalysis derived winds of 75 mph (120 km/h), due to a tight pressure gradient and small storm size. After landfall, the storm weakened to a tropical storm and moved slowly westward across the south-central peninsula, crossing the northern end of Lake Okeechobee early on July 31. It then passed slightly north of Punta Gorda, exiting the state between Venice and Englewood with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). Once in the Gulf of Mexico, it encountered few ships, complicating efforts to discern its location and intensity. On August 1, it began a persistent west-southwest motion that continued for the rest of its lifecycle. A few ships on August 1–3 noted modest gales of 40 mi/h km/h on and minimum pressures of 1004 mb inHg 4 on, confirming a weaker cyclone than earlier. Based on the latter, reanalysis inferred that the storm began gradually restrengthening on August 2, reaching 65 mph (100 km/h) at the time of the reading. On August 4 the storm reclaimed hurricane status, unbeknown to forecasters at the time, who lacked ample marine observations.Mitchell 1933 201 Angling westward, it reached a secondary peak of 90 mph (150 km/h), and around 01:00 UTC on August 5, its eye made landfall near Playa Lauro Villar, Tamaulipas, just south of the Rio Grande, as verified by anemometers in Brownsville, Texas. Based on these, scientists determined the radius of maximum wind to be 30 mi (50 km). Brownsville also documented pressures of 28.98 to 29 inHg mb 3 on flip, attesting a central value of 975 mb inHg 4 on.Dunn 1933 362 Now hooking west-southwest, the storm quickly weakened due to high terrain and vanished over easternmost Nuevo León by 18:00 UTC. Preparations thumb|right|Weather map of the storm over Central Florida On Saint Croix officials fortified public property, and the Boy Scouts of America advised people to leave insecure buildings.Storm notes July 26, 1933 https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84037526/1933-07-26/ed-1/ St. Croix Avis 80 167 2 Chronicling America Residents across Puerto Rico boarded up windows and bolted roofs in anticipation of damaging winds.Associated Press The Brownsville Herald July 26, 1933 December 24, 2015 Storm Nears Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Brownsville, Texas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3882201/ Newspapers.com 42 20 Governor Robert Hayes Gore placed the Hurricane Relief Organization and Red Cross on standby.United Press Delaware County Daily Times July 25, 1933 December 24, 2015 Hurricane Moves Toward [Puerto] Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Chester, Pennsylvania 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3882279/ 57 17653 Newspapers.com As the storm neared Florida, the United States Weather Bureau—now the National Weather Service—posted storm warnings between Miami and Titusville. Officials later extended these to the west coast from Punta Rassa to Tarpon Springs.Mitchell 1933 201 Floridians secured watercraft and covered windows, while others left beachfronts for safety. Other denizens took few precautions, expecting the storm to remain weak. The Weather Bureau radioed the position and movement of the storm, allowing citizens to receive timely warnings. Palm Beach County prison guards relocated 36 convicts to a Fort Lauderdale jail, where wardens also accepted 30 pet raccoons and many dogs.View expanded list of sources City Taking Stock Of Water Damage https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660213/the-palm-beach-post/ 8 Palm Beach Post 25 172 August 1, 1933 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com High Winds Blow Over City, Cause Little Damage https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DuZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4267%2C3981026 November 29, 2015 St. Petersburg Times August 1, 1933 51 54 2 Google News Archive Tropical Storm Hits Coast Near Stuart Sunday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660300/the-palm-beach-post/ 1 Palm Beach Post July 31, 1933 25 71 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com P. 3 Fort Myers Prepares for Tropical Blow https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660327/the-palm-beach-post/ 1 Palm Beach Post Associated Press July 31, 1933 25 71 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com July 31, 1933 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Miami Jail at Broward is overcrowded https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-miami-news-monday-july/22122315/ Miami News Associated Press 38 227 10 Newspapers.com Due to high water levels, Florida governor David Sholtz empowered local authorities to evacuate over 5,000 residents, most of whom were black farmworkers, from low-lying areas around Lake Okeechobee. Evacuations took place in the communities of Belle Glade, Pahokee, Canal Point, Okeechobee, and Clewiston. Most of the evacuees left by train, anticipating washouts on the trackbeds. Several railway companies waived passenger fees and readied trains at strategic points. Relief groups and local mayors distributed milk, biscuits, and coffee to refugees.Residents Return to Everglades as Storm Goes Past https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660124/the-palm-beach-post/ 1 Palm Beach Post August 1, 1933 25 172 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com P. 3Evergladers Give Experiences During Week-End 'Storm Trip' 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660270/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post August 1, 1933 August 2, 1933 Belle Glade, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Special 25 173 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com Forecasters also urged beachgoers to avoid high tides,July 31, 1933 Slight storm damage seen in Tampa section https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/181352645/ The Tampa Tribune 40 212 1 Newspapers.com issuing storm warnings for part of the Texas coast, including the cities of Brownsville and Freeport.Mitchell 1933 201August 3, 1933 Washington, D.C Corsicana, Texas Storm warnings ordered Freeport on to Brownsville https://www.newspapers.com/article/corsicana-daily-sun/181289006/ Corsicana Daily Sun Associated Press 35 212 5 Newspapers.com The Weather Bureau notified people early enough to allow mass evacuations; most dwellers and campers vacated the barrier islands, while the majority of Port Isabel's 500 residents fled, of whom a remnant sheltered in a sturdy brick store on the highest land available.Texas Coastal Towns Lashed by Hurricane https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EuZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4825%2C4226679 November 29, 2015 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press August 4, 1933 August 5, 1933 Brownsville, Texas St. Petersburg, Florida 51 58 1 Google News Archive P. 7 Impact Throughout its path from the Caribbean, to Florida, and finally into Texas and Mexico, the hurricane claimed 39 lives. 31 deaths occurred in Mexico, six in Saint Kitts, and one each in the Bahamas and Texas.View expanded list of sources 11 Drown in Flood Monterrey, Mexico St. Petersburg, Florida https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FeZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4853%2C4589433 November 29, 2015 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press August 8, 1933 August 9, 1933 51 62 1 Google News Archive Six Are Reported Killed in St. Christopher Blow https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108676815/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 1 July 26, 1933 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com July 28, 1933 Storm Hits Bahamas Grand Turk Island Bismarck, North Dakota https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bismarck-tribune/181229303/ The Bismarck Tribune 1 Newspapers.com Norquest 1933 Total losses from the storm in the United States reached about $3 million, inclusive of Florida and Texas,Roth 2010 42USWB 1933c 218 though figures for the latter state varied from $500,000 to $2 million, according to various sources.The Weimar Mercury August 11, 1933 December 24, 2015 Hurricane Does Big Damage In the Brownsville Section Weimar, Texas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3882551// Newspapers.com 45 38 USWB 1933b 248 Prolific rains accounted for most of these losses.Tannehill 1952 208 In September a much stronger cyclone buffeted the same area of Florida as the July storm, with winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) doing extensive damage that overshadowed the earlier cyclone.View expanded list of sources Barnes 1998 142 Doehring Duedall Williams 1994 19 Williams Duedall 2002 19 Caribbean and Lucayan Archipelago thumb|left|Surface weather analysis of the cyclone over the Lesser Antilles on July 25 As it passed over the Lesser Antilles, the storm caused at least six deaths on the island of Saint Kitts—then known as Saint Christopher IslandAssociated Press The Brownsville Herald July 26, 1933 December 24, 2015 Heavy Gale Lashes Virgin Islands Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3882131/ Newspapers.com 42 20 —and the Virgin Islands reported hurricane velocities,Six Are Reported Killed in St. Christopher Blow https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108676815/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 1 July 26, 1933 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com but without damage. The barometer dipped to 29.69 inHg mb 4 on flip as the storm bypassed the islands to the south. Antigua also experienced gales and a pressure of 1002 mb inHg 4 on. At Christiansted, Saint Croix, surf swept well inland, capsizing a boat and tossing another off its davits. Crops and farm fencing on the island sustained some damage as well, though overall effects were limited. Coincidentally, the storm arrived the day after Hurricane Supplication Day, a local tradition marking the opening of hurricane season on the fourth Monday in July.International News Service Evening Report July 26, 1933 December 24, 2015 Hurricane Passes Virgin Islands Also Misses Puerto Rico Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3882233/ Newspapers.com 43 227 As the storm bypassed Saint Thomas, the island clocked northeast winds of 60 mi/h km/h on,Mitchell 1933 201 but no damage occurred aside from some washouts. Rough seas attended the storm as well.Mazurie Roland Borel François Huc Jean-Claude French Cyclone tropical n° 5 1933 Passage sur les Petites Antilles le 25 juillet https://atlas.amicale-des-ouragans.org/1851_1949/dossiers/AL051933/1933_AL05_CR_ado.pdf Amicale des Ouragans 18 September 2025 At San Juan, Puerto Rico, the storm only spawned heavy showers.July 26, 1933 San Juan, Puerto Rico Miami West Indies storm north of San Juan https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/181287789/ Miami News Associated Press 38 222 1 Newspapers.com In the Lucayan Archipelago hurricane-force winds and turbulent seas resulted in locally severe damage. Winds visually estimated at 85 mi/h km/h on battered Grand Turk Island, badly damaging the salt industry. In the Bahamas, winds peaked at 84 mi/h km/h on on the Abaco Islands, but caused only minimal damage there. Other reports indicated more severe damage elsewhere in the islands, including across the Turks and Caicos Islands, and one death from drowning. The hurricane's waves dragged out to sea the American schooner Adams, anchored off Grand Turk.View expanded list of sources Mitchell 1933 201 No Loss of Life https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DOZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6918%2C3834441 December 20, 2015 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press July 29, 1933 July 30, 1933 51 52 2 Nassau, Bahamas St. Petersburg, Florida Google News Archive Associated Press Denton Record-Chronicle July 28, 1933 December 24, 2015 Damage Done by Storm in Bahamas Turks Island Denton, Texas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3882313/ Newspapers.com 32 299 July 28, 1933 Storm Hits Bahamas Grand Turk Island Bismarck, North Dakota https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bismarck-tribune/181229303/ The Bismarck Tribune 1 Newspapers.com July 29, 1933 July 30, 1933 Miami Atlanta 84-mile wind reported from Great Abaco Island https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal/181289532/ The Atlanta Journal Associated Press 51 157 11 Newspapers.com Florida As the storm struck Florida, its narrow wind field affected 60 mi (95 km) of coast, with the worst effects concentrated between Stuart and Fort Pierce. These and neighboring communities felt peak velocities of 60 to 70 mi/h km/h on.Based on these, Florida officials at first judged the storm to be of less than hurricane force.Tropical Storm Hits Coast Near Stuart Sunday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660300/the-palm-beach-post/ 1 Palm Beach Post July 31, 1933 25 71 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com P. 3 Hobe Sound intercepted the eye passage, during which "hardly a needle in pine trees" stirred. A minimum pressure of 29.66 inHg mb 4 on flip occurred in Stuart and Jupiter—unusually high for a hurricane, a quirk meteorologists ascribed to the trajectory and speed of the storm. On Lake Okeechobee winds topped out at 40 to 50 mi/h km/h on, progressively diminishing inland and near the west coast. Weather Bureau offices in Tampa and other Gulf cities observed winds of no more than 39 mi/h km/h on. Areas well to the south and north of the landfall site, such as Broward County, saw virtually no impact. Heavy rains followed the path of the storm, peaking at 15.7 in mm on in West Palm Beach. A rain gauge at the Palm Beach Post office counted 12.01 in mm on on July 30–31, setting a 24-hour record at that location—3.19 in mm on higher than the week of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. This established a monthly record as well, the total being 23.28 in mm on for July, and over 15.25 in mm on fell in a few days. Other sites reporting downpours included Indiantown, which collected 12.02 in mm on, and a water transport lock, which received 15.6 in mm on. Rain gauges elsewhere overflowed or blew away, making undercounts likely; storm total estimates reached 20 in mm on.View expanded list of sources Storm Center Goes Inland Near Stuart Early Sunday Afternoon https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108676897/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 25 171 1 July 31, 1933 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com Tropical Storm Hits Coast Near Stuart Sunday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660300/the-palm-beach-post/ 1 Palm Beach Post July 31, 1933 25 71 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com P. 3 Smith Tom Q. Stuart, Florida Miami July 31, 1933 Tropical storm inflicts minor harm upstate https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/181351764/ The Miami News 38 227 1 Newspapers.com P. 9 Rain Records Are Broken Here With 12 Inches in Day https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677221/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 25 172 1 August 1, 1933 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com City Taking Stock Of Water Damage https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660213/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 25 172 8 August 1, 1933 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com Residents Return to Everglades as Storm Goes Past https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660124/the-palm-beach-post/ 1 Palm Beach Post August 1, 1933 25 172 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com P. 3 Broward area escapes storm https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-lauderdale-news/181349543/ Fort Lauderdale News July 31, 1933 22 269 1 Newspapers.com July 31, 1933 Utilities suffered most in hurricane https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news/181288297/ The Stuart News 8 178 1 Newspapers.com Storm Travels West Out over Gulf of Mexico https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DuZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4447%2C3975238 November 29, 2015 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press July 31, 1933 August 1, 1933 51 54 Tampa, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida Google News Archive P. 2 High Winds Blow Over City, Cause Little Damage https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DuZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4267%2C3981026 November 29, 2015 St. Petersburg Times August 1, 1933 51 54 2 Google News Archive Disturbance Passes into Gulf with Wind Velocity Diminished https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677320/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 1 Associated Press July 31, 1933 August 1, 1933 25 172 Tampa, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com PCEM 2005 33 USWB 1933c 218 Bennett 1933 Schoner Molansky 1956 thumb|Rainfall totals from the hurricane across Florida and parts of Texas Copious rains drenched Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie counties, with flash floods—the worst since a hurricane in 1924—engulfing roads, farms, bridges, and railroads. Wind-driven rainwater seeped through crevices and gaps, soaking building interiors. The rains also filled several boats, causing them to sink. Floodwaters encircled Jupiter, disrupting vehicle traffic, and lay 2 + 1/2 ft m on deep on Dixie Highway. Floods also hit Little Dixie, a colored town in Stuart, leaving 25 families homeless, and deluged a 70 ft m on section of trackbed on the Florida East Coast Railway in Salerno, halting a few passenger trains for three hours. Rising waters stranded a pair of Florida Motor Lines buses, one of which slid into a ditch, but other buses relieved the passengers. Water volumes overwhelmed drainage systems, clogging sewers. A golf course flooded, spurring young onlookers to erect makeshift rafts. In the Palm Beaches water overtopped street curbs, swamped lawns, formed potholes, and isolated motorists. The aftermath of the storm caused funds to be expedited toward bridge repairs on the Loxahatchee River. Water levels in the Kissimmee River and Lake Okeechobee climbed, the latter rising 18 in mm on in a day, but no flooding occurred.View expanded list of sources July 31, 1933 Citrus crop suffers 25% storm loss https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-pierce-tribune/181349568/ Fort Pierce Tribune 30 197 1 Newspapers.com July 31, 1933 Erratic storm picked Stuart for its target https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news/181288215/ The Stuart News 8 178 1 Newspapers.com July 31, 1933 Stuart checks damage by wind https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news/181288231/ The Stuart News 8 178 1 Newspapers.com Part 2 July 31, 1933 Sidelights of the storm https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news/181288267/ The Stuart News 8 178 1 Newspapers.com July 31, 1933 Utilities suffered most in hurricane https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news/181288297/ The Stuart News 8 178 1 Newspapers.com Streets Flooded, Golf Course In Palm Beach Resembles Lakes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677013/the-palm-beach-post/ 3 Palm Beach Post August 1, 1933 25 172 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com Disturbance Passes into Gulf with Wind Velocity Diminished https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677320/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 1 Associated Press July 31, 1933 August 1, 1933 25 172 Tampa, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com Jupiter, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Jupiter Virtually Marooned With Water Flooding Highway https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677475/the-palm-beach-post/ 1 Palm Beach Post July 31, 1933 August 1, 1933 25 172 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com P. 3 Jupiter Bridge Repair Is Included in Budget https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677577/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 25 174 1 August 3, 1933 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com Western Sections Are Under Water https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677809/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 25 174 8 August 3, 1933 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com Smith Tom Q. Stuart, Florida Miami July 31, 1933 Tropical storm inflicts minor harm upstate https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/181351764/ The Miami News 38 227 1 Newspapers.com P. 9 Tropical Storm Hits Coast Near Stuart Sunday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660300/the-palm-beach-post/ 1 Palm Beach Post July 31, 1933 25 71 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com P. 3 City Taking Stock Of Water Damage https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660213/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 25 172 8 August 1, 1933 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com Storm Travels West Out over Gulf of Mexico https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DuZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4447%2C3975238 November 29, 2015 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press July 31, 1933 August 1, 1933 51 54 Tampa, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida Google News Archive P. 2 Record Rain Falls https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DuZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6774%2C3981026 November 29, 2015 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press August 1, 1933 51 54 Google News Archive Wind gusts disrupted communications with small settlements, Stuart being unreachable for many hours. Buildings suffered slight wind damage, with losses mostly confined to fruit crops and vegetation. At Stuart winds downed telegraph poles, signs, and tree limbs, but leveled just one structure. At St. Lucie Estates a hangar collapsed, crushing a private airplane, and a garage toppled at Jensen. At Fort Pierce the storm uprooted no trees, but mangled shrubs, roofs, awnings, and power lines citywide. Denizens had taken precautions, however, so workers quickly revived utilities. Farther south, at Palm Beach, loose branches temporarily severed electricity, but foliage in the resort town went unscathed, aside from a broken coconut palm. Little wind damage ensued in the interior and along the Gulf coast, partly due to the storm mostly hitting sparsely settled areas. In St. Petersburg, citizens enjoyed a refreshing northeast breeze that removed dead palm fronds, uprooted scattered plants, and sent waves splashing over seawalls. High seas eroded three portions of State Road A1A and undermined a 100 ft m on seawall segment, causing its collapse. Sand drifts littered Federal Highway, slowing traffic. Seaward winds depressed tides in Tampa Bay, where tidal fluctuations prevented three ships from departing. The storm stripped fruit trees including avocado, mango, and citrus, with losses to citrus production averaging 10–20% in the Indian River region. Exposed grapefruit incurred 25% losses in St. Lucie County, and unripe oranges covered the ground.View expanded list of sources July 31, 1933 Erratic storm picked Stuart for its target https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news/181288215/ The Stuart News 8 178 1 Newspapers.com July 31, 1933 Stuart checks damage by wind https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news/181288231/ The Stuart News 8 178 1 Newspapers.com Part 2 July 31, 1933 Sidelights of the storm https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news/181288267/ The Stuart News 8 178 1 Newspapers.com July 31, 1933 Utilities suffered most in hurricane https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news/181288297/ The Stuart News 8 178 1 Newspapers.com Smith Tom Q. Stuart, Florida Miami July 31, 1933 Tropical storm inflicts minor harm upstate https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/181351764/ The Miami News 38 227 1 Newspapers.com P. 9 Streets Flooded, Golf Course In Palm Beach Resembles Lakes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677013/the-palm-beach-post/ 3 Palm Beach Post August 1, 1933 25 172 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com Tropical Storm Hits Coast Near Stuart Sunday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108660300/the-palm-beach-post/ 1 Palm Beach Post July 31, 1933 25 71 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com P. 3 July 31, 1933 August 1, 1933 Fort Pierce, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Citrus Is Damaged in Fort Pierce Area https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677128/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 25 172 Special 1 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com High Winds Blow Over City, Cause Little Damage https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DuZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4267%2C3981026 November 29, 2015 St. Petersburg Times August 1, 1933 51 54 2 Google News Archive August 1, 1933 3 ships stuck in harbor, one for four days https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/181352906/ The Tampa Tribune 40 213 3 Newspapers.com July 31, 1933 August 1, 1933 Fort Pierce, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Citrus Is Damaged in Fort Pierce Area https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677128/the-palm-beach-post/ Palm Beach Post 25 172 Special 1 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com July 31, 1933 Citrus crop suffers 25% storm loss https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-pierce-tribune/181349568/ Fort Pierce Tribune 30 197 1 Newspapers.com Bennett 1933 Missing Parrot Found Perched in Mango Tree https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677880/the-palm-beach-post/ 3 Palm Beach Post July 31, 1933 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com Mexico and Texas thumb|left|Surface weather map of the hurricane nearing landfall in northern Mexico on August 4 In Mexico, the storm produced torrential rains that resulted in severe flooding, particularly in riparian areas along and near the Santa Catarina River in Monterrey, where at least 31 people died as floods made more than a quarter of the city inaccessible. The collapse of a bridge isolated the Colonia Independencia. Raging waters destroyed 300 homes in one section alone, forcing occupants to flee, and the number of homeless reached the "thousands."Seven Persons Killed in Flood after Storm https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FOZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1646%2C4457728 November 29, 2015 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press August 7, 1933 51 6011 Drown in Flood Monterrey, Mexico St. Petersburg, Florida https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FeZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4853%2C4589433 November 29, 2015 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press August 8, 1933 August 9, 1933 51 62 1 Google News Archive Governor Lázaro Cárdenas and Mayor Calles called upon all city and state facilities for relief efforts. Many people required evacuation by boat in what were described as "thrilling rescues."Associated Press The Salt Lake Tribune August 6, 1933 December 24, 2015 Mexico Flood Drowns Seven Mexico City, Mexico 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3882514// Newspapers.com The effects of the storm prostrated electrical and communications lines as well as trees in the city. Nearer to the coast, strong winds severely damaged the famed Teatro Reforma, a theater dating to the Second Mexican Empire, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, where many homes were destroyed. The storm was the first of four Atlantic hurricanes to hit Mexico in 1933, the most in a year as of 2024.Klotzbach Schreck III Compo Bowen 2021 E454 As the hurricane affected Brownsville, strong winds—estimated at 80 to 90 mph km/h on—rent apart tree limbs, tore off roofs, and cracked plate glass windows. Debris covered streets in nearby Port Isabel, where waterfront fishing huts were wrecked. High seas also destroyed many structures on South Padre Island and partly submerged Padre and Brazos islands.Hurricane Hits Texas Coast with Increased Force https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108677982/the-palm-beach-post/ 1 Palm Beach Post Associated Press August 5, 1933 August 31, 2022 Newspapers.com High tides eroded 500 ft m on of highway on Brazos. Almost no building in Port Isabel went unscathed, with poorly built structures flattened; among the worst hit were at a development company. Early reports confirmed that airborne glass from the local courthouse mildly injured a man in Brownsville. The storm also disrupted communications between the Texas mainland and the barrier islands, where high tides stranded 25–30 campers and a detachment of cavalry from Fort Brown. Two hangars in Brownsville collapsed from the winds as well.USWB 1933b 248 A smokestack at a canning facility in La Feria collapsed under the strain of high winds. Water levels along the Rio Grande rose by 14 ft m on, though the river ultimately fell short of flood stage and spared surrounding areas of damage.Associated Press The Bonham Daily Favorite August 7, 1933 December 24, 2015 Fear Of Floods On Rio Grande Is Believed Past Brownsville, Texas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3882535// Newspapers.com 41 31 The storm ruined between 8–10% of the citrus crop in the Rio Grande Valley, and caused at least one death in Texas.Norquest 1933Texas Citrus Hit By Tropical Wind https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E-ZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2605%2C4361277 November 29, 2015 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press August 6, 1933 51 59 Localized losses to the citrus crop reached 25% and upwards of 50% of the cotton crop was blown away in the lower valley region.Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light August 5, 1933 December 24, 2015 Citrus and Cotton Crops Bore Brunt Of Loss From Storm Brownsville, Texas 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3882597// Newspapers.com 48 Total crop damage reached $2 million. See also 1909 Monterrey hurricane – Also caused catastrophic flooding along the Santa Catarina River, claiming 4,000 lives Notes References Sources Barnes Jay 1998 Florida's Hurricane History UNC Press Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1st https://archive.org/details/floridashurrican0000barn_g4v2/ registration 0-8078-2443-7 Internet Archive William J. Bennett July 1933 General Summary Florida section Climatological Data 37 7 United States Weather Bureau Washington, D.C. Jacksonville, Florida 25 https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cd/cd.html Doehring Fred Duedall Iver W. Williams John M. June 1994 Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, 1871–1993: An Historical Survey Technical Paper 71, Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms Florida Sea Grant Gainesville, Florida https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/35476 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Williams John M. Duedall Iver W. Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, 1871–2001 2002 1997 University Press of Florida Gainesville 0-8130-2494-3 2nd https://archive.org/details/floridahurricane0000will_g8q6/ registration Internet Archive Humphreys W. J. Dunn G. E. Tropical Storms of 1933 Monthly Weather Review United States Weather Bureau Washington, D.C. December 1933 61 12 362–363 10.1175/1520-0493(1933)61<362:TSO>2.0.CO;2 http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/061/mwr-061-12-0362.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120041/http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/061/mwr-061-12-0362.pdf 4 March 2016 14 April 2023 1933MWRv...61..362D free American Meteorological Society IBTrACS 2022 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) September 2022 IBTrACS browser (hosted by UNC Asheville) National Centers for Environmental Information World Data Center for Meteorology Klotzbach Philip J. Schreck III Carl J. Compo Gilbert G. Bowen Steven G. Gibney Ethan J. Oliver Eric C. J. 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