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NHC AL021901 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1901

July 1, 1901 – July 10, 1901

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1901 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 69 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 53 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1901 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1901 (AL021901) from July 1, 1901 to July 10, 1901; its peak was 69 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on July 10 at 52 mph (tropical storm), 16 miles from Palacios, TX. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 53 US cities, all in Texas. The strongest pass was 53 mph (tropical storm) 45 miles from Freeport, TX; the centre came closest to Palacios, TX, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

69 mph

Cities within 75 mi
53
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1901 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (53)

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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.