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NHC AL041903 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1903

September 12, 1903 – September 17, 1903

Hurricane Unnamed 1903 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 1,286 US cities, 121 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
1,286
At hurricane strength
121

when closest

States
7

Cities Unnamed 1903 storm passed near, strongest first

New Jersey (455)

and 395 more

Pennsylvania (392)

and 332 more

New York (349)

and 289 more

Maryland (40)

Delaware (37)

Virginia (9)

North Carolina (4)

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.