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NHC AL061923 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1923

October 12, 1923 – October 17, 1923

Hurricane Unnamed 1923 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 425 US cities, 36 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
425
At hurricane strength
36

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1923 storm passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (155)

and 95 more

Arkansas (115)

and 55 more

Mississippi (85)

and 25 more

Missouri (70)

and 10 more

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.