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NHC AL041901 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1901

August 2, 1901 – August 18, 1901

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1901 storm peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 354 US cities, 76 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1901 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1901 (AL041901) from August 2, 1901 to August 18, 1901; its peak was 92 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks 3 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on August 10 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 1 mile from Deerfield Beach, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 354 US cities, in 4 states, most in Florida (151) and Mississippi (90). The strongest pass was 86 mph (Category 1) 2 miles from Buras, LA; the centre came closest to Deerfield Beach, FL, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
354
At hurricane strength
76

when closest

States
4
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Cities Unnamed 1901 storm passed near, strongest first

Mississippi (90)

and 30 more

Louisiana (44)

Alabama (69)

and 9 more

Florida (151)

and 91 more

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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.