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NHC AL021916 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1916

June 28, 1916 – July 10, 1916

Hurricane Unnamed 1916 storm peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 436 US cities, 75 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

121 mph

Cities within 75 mi
436
At hurricane strength
75

when closest

States
5

Cities Unnamed 1916 storm passed near, strongest first

Mississippi (210)

and 150 more

Alabama (204)

and 144 more

Louisiana (9)

Florida (7)

Arkansas (6)

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.