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NHC AL031903 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1903

September 9, 1903 – September 16, 1903

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1903 storm peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 481 US cities, 114 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1903 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1903 (AL031903) from September 9, 1903 to September 16, 1903; its peak was 92 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on September 11 at 86 mph (Category 1), 4 miles from Wilton Manors, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 481 US cities, in 3 states, most in Florida (224) and Georgia (139). The strongest pass was 92 mph (Category 1) 1 mile from Lynn Haven, FL; the centre came closest to Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
481
At hurricane strength
114

when closest

States
3
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Cities Unnamed 1903 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (224)

and 164 more

Georgia (139)

and 79 more

Alabama (118)

and 58 more

Other storms of the 1903 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.