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NHC AL021920 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1920

September 16, 1920 – September 23, 1920

Hurricane Unnamed 1920 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 238 US cities, 79 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
238
At hurricane strength
79

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1920 storm passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (216)

and 156 more

Mississippi (10)

Arkansas (10)

Texas (2)

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.