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NHC AL021909 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1909

June 25, 1909 – June 30, 1909

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1909 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 33 US cities, 10 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1909 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1909 (AL021909) from June 25, 1909 to June 30, 1909; its peak was 98 mph (Category 2). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on June 29 at 98 mph (Category 2), 2 miles from South Padre Island, TX. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 33 US cities, all in Texas. The strongest pass was 98 mph (Category 2) 1 mile from South Padre Island, TX.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
33
At hurricane strength
10

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1909 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (33)

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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.