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NHC AL041900 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1900

September 11, 1900 – September 15, 1900

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1900 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 52 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 103 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1900 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1900 (AL041900) from September 11, 1900 to September 15, 1900; its peak was 52 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on September 13 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 17 miles from Buras, LA. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 103 US cities, in 4 states, most in Louisiana (38) and Mississippi (33). The strongest pass was 46 mph (tropical storm) 46 miles from Golden Meadow, LA; the centre came closest to Gautier, MS, 2 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

52 mph

Cities within 75 mi
103
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1900 storm passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (38)

Mississippi (33)

Alabama (31)

Florida (1)

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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.