1933 Outer Banks Hurricane - Meteorological History

Meteorological History

A tropical storm formed on September 8, east of the Leeward Islands and was not detected until September 10. By that time the storm was already a Category 1 hurricane. The storm then turned on a west-northwest trajectory as it reached Category 2 status. The hurricane maintained that status for three days until it reached Category 3 status on September 14. The next day, the hurricane reached a peak intensity of 120 mph (193 km/h) and an estimated low pressure of 957 millibars before making landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on the 16th as a Category 3 storm.

After grazing the Outer Banks, the hurricane paralleled the northeast coast of the United States before making a second landfall in Nova Scotia as a strong tropical storm. The hurricane then became extratropical over Newfoundland.