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NHC AL021928 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1928

August 7, 1928 – August 17, 1928

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1928 storm peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 235 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1928 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1928 (AL021928) from August 7, 1928 to August 17, 1928; its peak was 92 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on August 13 at 69 mph (tropical storm), 4 miles from Big Pine Key, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 235 US cities, in 3 states, most in Florida (125) and Alabama (74). The strongest pass was 69 mph (tropical storm) 2 miles from Big Pine Key, FL; the centre came closest to Cottonwood, AL, 2 miles away.

Peak strength
Category 1

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
235
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
3
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Cities Unnamed 1928 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (125)

and 65 more

Georgia (36)

Alabama (74)

and 14 more

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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.