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NHC AL091909 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1909

September 13, 1909 – September 22, 1909

Hurricane Unnamed 1909 storm peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 331 US cities, 177 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

121 mph

Cities within 75 mi
331
At hurricane strength
177

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1909 storm passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (169)

and 109 more

Arkansas (103)

and 43 more

Mississippi (58)

Tennessee (1)

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.