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NHC AL041949 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1949

September 3, 1949 – September 11, 1949

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1949 storm peaked at Category 3 with 127 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 61 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1949 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1949 (AL041949) from September 3, 1949 to September 11, 1949; its peak was 127 mph (Category 3). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 61 US cities, all in Puerto Rico. The strongest pass was 46 mph (tropical storm) 39 miles from Luquillo, PR; the centre came closest to Loiza, PR, 24 miles away.

Peak strength
Category 3

127 mph

Cities within 75 mi
61
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1949 storm passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (61)

and 1 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.