NHC AL031924 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1924
August 16, 1924 – August 28, 1924
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1924 storm peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 134 US cities, 84 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1924 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1924 (AL031924) from August 16, 1924 to August 28, 1924; its peak was 121 mph (Category 3). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 134 US cities, in 5 states and territories, most in Massachusetts (66) and Puerto Rico (50). The strongest pass was 104 mph (Category 2) 53 miles from Nags Head, NC; the centre came closest to Nantucket, MA, 9 miles away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 134
- At hurricane strength
- 84
- States
- 5
121 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1924 storm passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (6)
- Nags HeadCategory 2 · 53 mi
- ManteoCategory 2 · 57 mi
- Kill Devil HillsCategory 2 · 60 mi
- Kitty HawkCategory 2 · 65 mi
- BeaufortCategory 2 · 70 mi
- Morehead CityCategory 2 · 74 mi
New York (1)
- MontaukCategory 1 · 73 mi
Massachusetts (66)
- EdgartownCategory 1 · 31 mi
- West TisburyCategory 1 · 36 mi
- Vineyard HavenCategory 1 · 37 mi
- ChilmarkCategory 1 · 38 mi
- FalmouthCategory 1 · 43 mi
- MattapoisettCategory 1 · 54 mi
- FairhavenCategory 1 · 56 mi
- South DartmouthCategory 1 · 57 mi
- New BedfordCategory 1 · 59 mi
- AcushnetCategory 1 · 60 mi
- DartmouthCategory 1 · 61 mi
- WestportCategory 1 · 63 mi
- East FreetownCategory 1 · 65 mi
- Fall RiverCategory 1 · 69 mi
- AssonetCategory 1 · 70 mi
- SomersetCategory 1 · 72 mi
- BerkleyCategory 1 · 72 mi
- SwanseaCategory 1 · 74 mi
- DightonCategory 1 · 74 mi
- NantucketCategory 1 · 9 mi
- ChathamCategory 1 · 24 mi
- OrleansCategory 1 · 28 mi
- HarwichCategory 1 · 28 mi
- Dennis PortCategory 1 · 29 mi
- BrewsterCategory 1 · 30 mi
- EasthamCategory 1 · 31 mi
- South YarmouthCategory 1 · 32 mi
- South DennisCategory 1 · 32 mi
- West YarmouthCategory 1 · 32 mi
- Yarmouth PortCategory 1 · 34 mi
- DennisCategory 1 · 34 mi
- HyannisCategory 1 · 34 mi
- WellfleetCategory 1 · 36 mi
- BarnstableCategory 1 · 37 mi
- CentervilleCategory 1 · 37 mi
- OstervilleCategory 1 · 37 mi
- CotuitCategory 1 · 39 mi
- West BarnstableCategory 1 · 40 mi
- Marstons MillsCategory 1 · 40 mi
- MashpeeCategory 1 · 40 mi
- East FalmouthCategory 1 · 41 mi
- East SandwichCategory 1 · 44 mi
- ForestdaleCategory 1 · 44 mi
- SandwichCategory 1 · 46 mi
- North FalmouthCategory 1 · 47 mi
- ProvincetownCategory 1 · 49 mi
- PocassetCategory 1 · 49 mi
- Sagamore BeachCategory 1 · 49 mi
- BourneCategory 1 · 51 mi
- East WarehamCategory 1 · 54 mi
- MarionCategory 1 · 54 mi
- WarehamCategory 1 · 55 mi
- West WarehamCategory 1 · 58 mi
- PlymouthCategory 1 · 58 mi
- RochesterCategory 1 · 60 mi
- CarverCategory 1 · 63 mi
- KingstonCategory 1 · 67 mi
- DuxburyCategory 1 · 67 mi
- MiddleboroCategory 1 · 68 mi
- LakevilleCategory 1 · 68 mi
and 6 more
Rhode Island (11)
- Little ComptonCategory 1 · 62 mi
- NewportCategory 1 · 66 mi
- MiddletownCategory 1 · 66 mi
- TivertonCategory 1 · 68 mi
- PortsmouthCategory 1 · 69 mi
- NarragansettCategory 1 · 70 mi
- JamestownCategory 1 · 70 mi
- WakefieldCategory 1 · 72 mi
- SaunderstownCategory 1 · 73 mi
- BristolCategory 1 · 73 mi
- KingstonCategory 1 · 75 mi
Puerto Rico (50)
- FajardoTropical storm · 26 mi
- LuquilloTropical storm · 28 mi
- CeibaTropical storm · 29 mi
- Rio GrandeTropical storm · 33 mi
- LoizaTropical storm · 33 mi
- NaguaboTropical storm · 35 mi
- CanovanasTropical storm · 37 mi
- Punta SantiagoTropical storm · 38 mi
- CarolinaTropical storm · 40 mi
- HumacaoTropical storm · 42 mi
- Las PiedrasTropical storm · 43 mi
- Trujillo AltoTropical storm · 44 mi
- JuncosTropical storm · 44 mi
- San JuanTropical storm · 44 mi
- GuraboTropical storm · 46 mi
- CatanoTropical storm · 47 mi
- GuaynaboTropical storm · 48 mi
- YabucoaTropical storm · 49 mi
- San LorenzoTropical storm · 49 mi
- CaguasTropical storm · 50 mi
- Toa BajaTropical storm · 50 mi
- BayamonTropical storm · 51 mi
- MaunaboTropical storm · 52 mi
- DoradoTropical storm · 54 mi
- Aguas BuenasTropical storm · 54 mi
- Toa AltaTropical storm · 55 mi
- PatillasTropical storm · 57 mi
- Vega AltaTropical storm · 58 mi
- NaranjitoTropical storm · 59 mi
- CidraTropical storm · 59 mi
- Vega BajaTropical storm · 60 mi
- ComerioTropical storm · 60 mi
- CayeyTropical storm · 61 mi
- ArroyoTropical storm · 61 mi
- CorozalTropical storm · 62 mi
- GuayamaTropical storm · 65 mi
- BarranquitasTropical storm · 65 mi
- ManatiTropical storm · 66 mi
- AibonitoTropical storm · 66 mi
- MorovisTropical storm · 66 mi
- BarcelonetaTropical storm · 68 mi
- AguirreTropical storm · 70 mi
- OrocovisTropical storm · 71 mi
- GarrochalesTropical storm · 71 mi
- CialesTropical storm · 71 mi
- SalinasTropical storm · 72 mi
- FloridaTropical storm · 72 mi
- CoamoTropical storm · 73 mi
- Sabana HoyosTropical storm · 73 mi
- ViequesTropical storm · 24 mi
Other storms of the 1924 season
- Unnamed (AL041924)Category 2 · 30 cities
- Unnamed (AL051924)Category 1 · 407 cities
- Unnamed (AL081924)Category 1 · 2,106 cities
- Unnamed (AL101924)Category 5 · 83 cities
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.