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NHC AL031901 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1901

July 4, 1901 – July 13, 1901

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1901 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 324 US cities, 18 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1901 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1901 (AL031901) from July 4, 1901 to July 13, 1901; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on July 11 at 81 mph (Category 1), 7 miles from Kill Devil Hills, NC. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 324 US cities, in 4 states and territories, most in North Carolina (172) and Puerto Rico (84). The strongest pass was 81 mph (Category 1) 2 miles from Kill Devil Hills, NC; the centre came closest to Kure Beach, NC, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
324
At hurricane strength
18

when closest

States
4
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Cities Unnamed 1901 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (172)

and 112 more

Virginia (5)

Puerto Rico (84)

and 24 more

South Carolina (63)

and 3 more

Other storms of the 1901 season

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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.