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NHC AL041901 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1901

August 2, 1901 – August 18, 1901

Hurricane Unnamed 1901 storm peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 354 US cities, 76 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
354
At hurricane strength
76

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1901 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (151)

and 91 more

Mississippi (90)

and 30 more

Alabama (69)

and 9 more

Louisiana (44)

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.