NHC AL051941 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1941
October 3, 1941 – October 13, 1941
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1941 storm peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 457 US cities, 163 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1941 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1941 (AL051941) from October 3, 1941 to October 13, 1941; its peak was 121 mph (Category 3). HURDAT2 marks 3 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on October 6 at 98 mph (Category 2), 10 miles from Cutler Bay, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 457 US cities, in 5 states, most in Florida (172) and Georgia (161). The strongest pass was 98 mph (Category 2) 14 miles from Key Biscayne, FL; the centre came closest to Ladson, SC, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 457
- At hurricane strength
- 163
- States
- 5
121 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1941 storm passed near, strongest first
Florida (172)
- Key BiscayneCategory 2 · 14 mi
- Miami BeachCategory 2 · 23 mi
- Miami ShoresCategory 2 · 24 mi
- Key LargoCategory 2 · 26 mi
- Bay Harbor IslandsCategory 2 · 27 mi
- North MiamiCategory 2 · 27 mi
- North Miami BeachCategory 2 · 30 mi
- Sunny Isles BeachCategory 2 · 31 mi
- AventuraCategory 2 · 32 mi
- Hallandale BeachCategory 2 · 34 mi
- HollywoodCategory 2 · 36 mi
- TavernierCategory 2 · 37 mi
- Dania BeachCategory 2 · 38 mi
- Wilton ManorsCategory 2 · 45 mi
- Cutler BayCategory 2 · 3 mi
- Palmetto BayCategory 2 · 8 mi
- IslamoradaCategory 2 · 45 mi
- HomesteadCategory 2 · 4 mi
- South MiamiCategory 2 · 13 mi
- MiamiCategory 2 · 15 mi
- Coral GablesCategory 2 · 16 mi
- Florida CityCategory 1 · 10 mi
- HialeahCategory 1 · 24 mi
- Miami LakesCategory 1 · 25 mi
- Opa LockaCategory 1 · 27 mi
- Miami GardensCategory 1 · 29 mi
- Fort LauderdaleCategory 1 · 44 mi
- Oakland ParkCategory 1 · 47 mi
- Pompano BeachCategory 1 · 52 mi
- DoralCategory 1 · 20 mi
- MiramarCategory 1 · 31 mi
- Pembroke PinesCategory 1 · 33 mi
- DavieCategory 1 · 37 mi
- PlantationCategory 1 · 40 mi
- Lauderdale LakesCategory 1 · 43 mi
- LauderhillCategory 1 · 45 mi
- Deerfield BeachCategory 1 · 56 mi
- CarrabelleCategory 1 · 2 mi
- EastpointCategory 1 · 18 mi
- ApalachicolaCategory 1 · 26 mi
- SunriseCategory 1 · 41 mi
- Port St JoeCategory 1 · 44 mi
- TamaracCategory 1 · 46 mi
- North LauderdaleCategory 1 · 47 mi
- MargateCategory 1 · 50 mi
- Coconut CreekCategory 1 · 53 mi
- Boca RatonCategory 1 · 58 mi
- Delray BeachCategory 1 · 65 mi
- Boynton BeachCategory 1 · 69 mi
- AtlantisCategory 1 · 74 mi
- WestonCategory 1 · 35 mi
- Coral SpringsCategory 1 · 50 mi
- MarathonCategory 1 · 67 mi
- Lake WorthCategory 1 · 74 mi
- PanaceaCategory 1 · 13 mi
- GreenacresCategory 1 · 75 mi
- PerryCategory 1 · 58 mi
- WewahitchkaCategory 1 · 38 mi
- WellingtonCategory 1 · 73 mi
- CrawfordvilleCategory 1 · 15 mi
and 112 more
Alabama (10)
- CottonwoodCategory 1 · 58 mi
- SlocombCategory 1 · 72 mi
- AshfordCategory 1 · 57 mi
- CowartsCategory 1 · 61 mi
- DothanCategory 1 · 68 mi
- Midland CityCategory 1 · 74 mi
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 55 mi
- HeadlandTropical storm · 66 mi
- AbbevilleTropical storm · 66 mi
- EufaulaTropical storm · 71 mi
Georgia (161)
- WhighamCategory 1 · overhead
- ClimaxCategory 1 · 6 mi
- BainbridgeCategory 1 · 10 mi
- BrinsonCategory 1 · 22 mi
- DonalsonvilleCategory 1 · 33 mi
- CairoCategory 1 · 7 mi
- ThomasvilleCategory 1 · 22 mi
- BostonCategory 1 · 33 mi
- OchlockneeTropical storm · 13 mi
- ColquittTropical storm · 25 mi
- BlakelyTropical storm · 44 mi
- QuitmanTropical storm · 46 mi
- Lake ParkTropical storm · 70 mi
- CamillaTropical storm · 3 mi
- PelhamTropical storm · 4 mi
- MeigsTropical storm · 10 mi
- CoolidgeTropical storm · 22 mi
- PavoTropical storm · 32 mi
- ValdostaTropical storm · 59 mi
- MoultrieTropical storm · 25 mi
- BacontonTropical storm · overhead
- DawsonTropical storm · 32 mi
- MorganTropical storm · 32 mi
- CuthbertTropical storm · 46 mi
- LumpkinTropical storm · 60 mi
- GeorgetownTropical storm · 63 mi
- AlbanyTropical storm · 11 mi
- DoerunTropical storm · 12 mi
- LeesburgTropical storm · 19 mi
- Norman ParkTropical storm · 25 mi
- HahiraTropical storm · 50 mi
- RichlandTropical storm · 58 mi
- SylvesterTropical storm · 3 mi
- OmegaTropical storm · 24 mi
- SparksTropical storm · 38 mi
- AdelTropical storm · 41 mi
- PoulanTropical storm · 6 mi
- LenoxTropical storm · 32 mi
- Ray CityTropical storm · 53 mi
- TiftonTropical storm · 20 mi
- AmericusTropical storm · 39 mi
- NashvilleTropical storm · 46 mi
- LakelandTropical storm · 59 mi
- Buena VistaTropical storm · 63 mi
- AshburnTropical storm · 2 mi
- SycamoreTropical storm · 8 mi
- EllavilleTropical storm · 51 mi
- CordeleTropical storm · 15 mi
- OcillaTropical storm · 24 mi
- WillacoocheeTropical storm · 45 mi
- OglethorpeTropical storm · 46 mi
- HomervilleTropical storm · 73 mi
- ViennaTropical storm · 22 mi
- MontezumaTropical storm · 40 mi
- PearsonTropical storm · 57 mi
- ButlerTropical storm · 64 mi
- RochelleTropical storm · overhead
- FitzgeraldTropical storm · 18 mi
- UnadillaTropical storm · 27 mi
- AmbroseTropical storm · 35 mi
and 101 more
South Carolina (112)
- Surfside BeachTropical storm · 50 mi
- JacksonTropical storm · 52 mi
- Myrtle BeachTropical storm · 56 mi
- Beech IslandTropical storm · 60 mi
- WarrenvilleTropical storm · 65 mi
- North Myrtle BeachTropical storm · 66 mi
- GranitevilleTropical storm · 68 mi
- North AugustaTropical storm · 68 mi
- Little RiverTropical storm · 70 mi
- LongsTropical storm · 72 mi
- EstillTropical storm · 3 mi
- AllendaleTropical storm · 22 mi
- HardeevilleTropical storm · 30 mi
- BarnwellTropical storm · 37 mi
- Pawleys IslandTropical storm · 38 mi
- Murrells InletTropical storm · 46 mi
- WillistonTropical storm · 50 mi
- New EllentonTropical storm · 55 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 56 mi
- AikenTropical storm · 63 mi
- ConwayTropical storm · 64 mi
- AynorTropical storm · 74 mi
- VarnvilleTropical storm · 5 mi
- YemasseeTropical storm · 8 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 9 mi
- Mc ClellanvilleTropical storm · 11 mi
- FairfaxTropical storm · 18 mi
- RidgelandTropical storm · 18 mi
- OkatieTropical storm · 31 mi
- GeorgetownTropical storm · 32 mi
- BambergTropical storm · 34 mi
- BlufftonTropical storm · 36 mi
- DenmarkTropical storm · 39 mi
- Hilton Head IslandTropical storm · 41 mi
- BlackvilleTropical storm · 45 mi
- NorwayTropical storm · 47 mi
- HemingwayTropical storm · 53 mi
- SalleyTropical storm · 60 mi
- WagenerTropical storm · 66 mi
- GreshamTropical storm · 69 mi
- PelionTropical storm · 71 mi
- Galivants FerryTropical storm · 74 mi
- AwendawTropical storm · overhead
- WalterboroTropical storm · 3 mi
- RuffinTropical storm · 11 mi
- Isle Of PalmsTropical storm · 12 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 17 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 26 mi
- BranchvilleTropical storm · 27 mi
- Port RoyalTropical storm · 30 mi
- Saint Helena IslandTropical storm · 33 mi
- AndrewsTropical storm · 34 mi
- CopeTropical storm · 40 mi
- CordovaTropical storm · 42 mi
- OrangeburgTropical storm · 47 mi
- NeesesTropical storm · 53 mi
- NorthTropical storm · 59 mi
- JohnsonvilleTropical storm · 61 mi
- SwanseaTropical storm · 65 mi
- PamplicoTropical storm · 71 mi
and 52 more
North Carolina (2)
- CalabashTropical storm · 74 mi
- Sunset BeachTropical storm · 74 mi
Other storms of the 1941 season
- Unnamed (AL011941)Tropical storm · 8 cities
- Unnamed (AL021941)Category 3 · 1,300 cities
- Unnamed (AL061941)Tropical storm · 114 cities
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.