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NHC AL011918 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1918

August 1, 1918 – August 7, 1918

Hurricane Unnamed 1918 storm peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 230 US cities, 60 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

121 mph

Cities within 75 mi
230
At hurricane strength
60

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1918 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (145)

and 85 more

Louisiana (67)

and 7 more

Arkansas (9)

Oklahoma (9)

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.