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NHC AL051921 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1921

October 15, 1921 – October 24, 1921

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1921 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 55 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1921 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1921 (AL051921) from October 15, 1921 to October 24, 1921; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 55 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 40 mph (tropical storm) 36 miles from Mims, FL; the centre came closest to Melbourne, FL, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
55
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1921 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (55)

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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.