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NHC AL051920 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1920

September 25, 1920 – September 30, 1920

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1920 storm peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 175 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1920 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1920 (AL051920) from September 25, 1920 to September 30, 1920; its peak was 86 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on September 30 at 63 mph (tropical storm), 18 miles from Crystal River, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 175 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 63 mph (tropical storm) 40 miles from Hudson, FL; the centre came closest to Dunnellon, FL, 2 miles away.

Peak strength
Category 1

86 mph

Cities within 75 mi
175
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1920 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (175)

and 115 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.