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NHC AL031920 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1920

September 19, 1920 – September 24, 1920

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1920 storm peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 175 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1920 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1920 (AL031920) from September 19, 1920 to September 24, 1920; its peak was 86 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on September 23 at 63 mph (tropical storm), 15 miles from Oak Island, NC. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 175 US cities, in 2 states, most in North Carolina (135). The strongest pass was 61 mph (tropical storm) 11 miles from Oak Island, NC; the centre came closest to Lumber Bridge, NC, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

86 mph

Cities within 75 mi
175
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2
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Cities Unnamed 1920 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (135)

and 75 more

South Carolina (40)

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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.