NHC AL061906 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1906
September 19, 1906 – September 30, 1906
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1906 storm peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 370 US cities, 81 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1906 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1906 (AL061906) from September 19, 1906 to September 30, 1906; its peak was 121 mph (Category 3). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on September 27 at 109 mph (Category 2), 12 miles from Pascagoula, MS. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 370 US cities, in 7 states, most in Mississippi (201) and Arkansas (43). The strongest pass was 109 mph (Category 2) 3 miles from Gautier, MS; the centre came closest to Poplar Bluff, MO, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 370
- At hurricane strength
- 81
- States
- 7
121 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1906 storm passed near, strongest first
Mississippi (201)
- GautierCategory 2 · 3 mi
- PascagoulaCategory 2 · 8 mi
- Ocean SpringsCategory 2 · 4 mi
- Moss PointCategory 2 · 12 mi
- WavelandCategory 2 · 41 mi
- DibervilleCategory 2 · 11 mi
- Long BeachCategory 2 · 28 mi
- Bay St LouisCategory 2 · 42 mi
- BiloxiCategory 2 · 13 mi
- GulfportCategory 2 · 22 mi
- Pass ChristianCategory 2 · 33 mi
- DiamondheadCategory 2 · 39 mi
- VancleaveCategory 2 · overhead
- KilnCategory 2 · 42 mi
- SaucierCategory 2 · 21 mi
- PicayuneCategory 2 · 53 mi
- PerkinstonCategory 2 · 17 mi
- Mc HenryCategory 2 · 21 mi
- LucedaleCategory 1 · 15 mi
- CarriereCategory 1 · 51 mi
- PoplarvilleCategory 1 · 43 mi
- WigginsCategory 1 · 18 mi
- BrooklynCategory 1 · 11 mi
- LeakesvilleCategory 1 · 19 mi
- BeaumontCategory 1 · 1 mi
- LumbertonCategory 1 · 35 mi
- PurvisCategory 1 · 28 mi
- Sandy HookCategory 1 · 55 mi
- RichtonCategory 1 · 7 mi
- State LineCategory 1 · 27 mi
- HattiesburgCategory 1 · 21 mi
- TylertownCategory 1 · 69 mi
- PetalCategory 1 · 14 mi
- ColumbiaCategory 1 · 48 mi
- FoxworthCategory 1 · 55 mi
- OvettCategory 1 · 2 mi
- BuckatunnaCategory 1 · 30 mi
- SumrallCategory 1 · 34 mi
- MoselleTropical storm · 16 mi
- EllisvilleTropical storm · 9 mi
- SeminaryTropical storm · 24 mi
- WaynesboroTropical storm · 25 mi
- JayessTropical storm · 68 mi
- BassfieldTropical storm · 40 mi
- LaurelTropical storm · 2 mi
- CollinsTropical storm · 28 mi
- MonticelloTropical storm · 61 mi
- ShubutaTropical storm · 22 mi
- PrentissTropical storm · 46 mi
- Silver CreekTropical storm · 54 mi
- HeidelbergTropical storm · 8 mi
- TaylorsvilleTropical storm · 17 mi
- Mount OliveTropical storm · 31 mi
- MizeTropical storm · 23 mi
- QuitmanTropical storm · 30 mi
- NewhebronTropical storm · 49 mi
- Bay SpringsTropical storm · 6 mi
- MageeTropical storm · 33 mi
- WessonTropical storm · 74 mi
- RaleighTropical storm · 17 mi
and 141 more
Alabama (38)
- Grand BayCategory 2 · 23 mi
- IrvingtonCategory 2 · 27 mi
- CodenCategory 2 · 28 mi
- TheodoreCategory 2 · 33 mi
- FairhopeCategory 2 · 48 mi
- DaphneCategory 2 · 51 mi
- Gulf ShoresCategory 2 · 52 mi
- SilverhillCategory 2 · 55 mi
- FoleyCategory 2 · 56 mi
- SummerdaleCategory 2 · 56 mi
- LoxleyCategory 2 · 58 mi
- Orange BeachCategory 2 · 62 mi
- RobertsdaleCategory 2 · 63 mi
- ElbertaCategory 2 · 63 mi
- LillianCategory 2 · 69 mi
- Spanish FortCategory 2 · 51 mi
- MobileCategory 2 · 36 mi
- WhistlerCategory 2 · 40 mi
- PrichardCategory 2 · 41 mi
- ChickasawCategory 2 · 42 mi
- SemmesCategory 2 · 31 mi
- Eight MileCategory 2 · 38 mi
- SaralandCategory 2 · 42 mi
- Bay MinetteCategory 2 · 62 mi
- SatsumaCategory 2 · 45 mi
- WilmerCategory 2 · 27 mi
- ChunchulaCategory 1 · 39 mi
- Mount VernonCategory 1 · 50 mi
- CitronelleCategory 1 · 37 mi
- McintoshCategory 1 · 50 mi
- JacksonCategory 1 · 66 mi
- ChatomCategory 1 · 43 mi
- MillryCategory 1 · 41 mi
- Grove HillCategory 1 · 75 mi
- ButlerTropical storm · 56 mi
- YorkTropical storm · 60 mi
- LivingstonTropical storm · 69 mi
- AlicevilleTropical storm · 73 mi
Louisiana (9)
- BurasCategory 2 · 66 mi
- SlidellCategory 2 · 64 mi
- LacombeCategory 2 · 72 mi
- Pearl RiverCategory 2 · 62 mi
- Abita SpringsCategory 2 · 74 mi
- BushCategory 1 · 67 mi
- BogalusaCategory 1 · 61 mi
- FranklintonCategory 1 · 74 mi
- AngieCategory 1 · 58 mi
Arkansas (43)
- West HelenaTropical storm · 44 mi
- HelenaTropical storm · 45 mi
- MariannaTropical storm · 47 mi
- HughesTropical storm · 25 mi
- BrinkleyTropical storm · 68 mi
- West MemphisTropical storm · 7 mi
- MarionTropical storm · 7 mi
- Forrest CityTropical storm · 42 mi
- ColtTropical storm · 47 mi
- EarleTropical storm · 20 mi
- WynneTropical storm · 41 mi
- Mc CroryTropical storm · 59 mi
- LeachvilleTropical storm · 2 mi
- RectorTropical storm · 3 mi
- MarmadukeTropical storm · 4 mi
- ManilaTropical storm · 4 mi
- LepantoTropical storm · 7 mi
- PiggottTropical storm · 9 mi
- OsceolaTropical storm · 11 mi
- Lake CityTropical storm · 11 mi
- CorningTropical storm · 11 mi
- ParagouldTropical storm · 12 mi
- Marked TreeTropical storm · 13 mi
- BrooklandTropical storm · 17 mi
- TrumannTropical storm · 18 mi
- BayTropical storm · 19 mi
- BlythevilleTropical storm · 19 mi
- JonesboroTropical storm · 26 mi
- HarrisburgTropical storm · 29 mi
- BonoTropical storm · 29 mi
- Walnut RidgeTropical storm · 36 mi
- PocahontasTropical storm · 37 mi
- HoxieTropical storm · 39 mi
- ImbodenTropical storm · 46 mi
- NewportTropical storm · 58 mi
- HighlandTropical storm · 63 mi
- Mammoth SpringTropical storm · 65 mi
- NewarkTropical storm · 66 mi
- Cherokee VillageTropical storm · 67 mi
- AugustaTropical storm · 69 mi
- Cave CityTropical storm · 70 mi
- BradfordTropical storm · 72 mi
- Ash FlatTropical storm · 72 mi
Tennessee (41)
- MoscowTropical storm · 35 mi
- MiddletonTropical storm · 61 mi
- MemphisTropical storm · 5 mi
- GermantownTropical storm · 13 mi
- CordovaTropical storm · 15 mi
- ColliervilleTropical storm · 19 mi
- EadsTropical storm · 24 mi
- RossvilleTropical storm · 27 mi
- OaklandTropical storm · 31 mi
- SomervilleTropical storm · 42 mi
- BolivarTropical storm · 60 mi
- MillingtonTropical storm · 11 mi
- BartlettTropical storm · 13 mi
- ArlingtonTropical storm · 21 mi
- MasonTropical storm · 32 mi
- StantonTropical storm · 43 mi
- WhitevilleTropical storm · 52 mi
- MedonTropical storm · 68 mi
- DrummondsTropical storm · 12 mi
- AtokaTropical storm · 18 mi
- MunfordTropical storm · 19 mi
- BurlisonTropical storm · 20 mi
- BrightonTropical storm · 24 mi
- CovingtonTropical storm · 30 mi
- BrownsvilleTropical storm · 51 mi
- BellsTropical storm · 62 mi
- HenningTropical storm · 18 mi
- RipleyTropical storm · 19 mi
- RidgelyTropical storm · 46 mi
- HallsTropical storm · 46 mi
- TiptonvilleTropical storm · 48 mi
- DyersburgTropical storm · 50 mi
- FriendshipTropical storm · 56 mi
- NewbernTropical storm · 58 mi
- AlamoTropical storm · 61 mi
- TroyTropical storm · 64 mi
- DyerTropical storm · 70 mi
- Union CityTropical storm · 71 mi
- KentonTropical storm · 71 mi
- TrentonTropical storm · 73 mi
- HumboldtTropical storm · 74 mi
Missouri (37)
- SenathTropical storm · 8 mi
- KennettTropical storm · 15 mi
- CampbellTropical storm · 16 mi
- BernieTropical storm · 22 mi
- MaldenTropical storm · 23 mi
- SteeleTropical storm · 25 mi
- WappapelloTropical storm · 25 mi
- DoniphanTropical storm · 25 mi
- PuxicoTropical storm · 29 mi
- EllsinoreTropical storm · 30 mi
- HaytiTropical storm · 32 mi
- BloomfieldTropical storm · 34 mi
- CaruthersvilleTropical storm · 35 mi
- PortagevilleTropical storm · 37 mi
- PiedmontTropical storm · 41 mi
- Van BurenTropical storm · 42 mi
- AdvanceTropical storm · 44 mi
- New MadridTropical storm · 47 mi
- SikestonTropical storm · 49 mi
- OranTropical storm · 52 mi
- EllingtonTropical storm · 54 mi
- Marble HillTropical storm · 54 mi
- ChaffeeTropical storm · 56 mi
- WinonaTropical storm · 57 mi
- East PrairieTropical storm · 58 mi
- BentonTropical storm · 58 mi
- ThayerTropical storm · 62 mi
- CharlestonTropical storm · 64 mi
- Scott CityTropical storm · 64 mi
- Birch TreeTropical storm · 65 mi
- FredericktownTropical storm · 66 mi
- Cape GirardeauTropical storm · 68 mi
- JacksonTropical storm · 69 mi
- IrontonTropical storm · 71 mi
- Poplar BluffTropical storm · overhead
- DexterTropical storm · 25 mi
- AltonTropical storm · 52 mi
Kentucky (1)
- HickmanTropical storm · 65 mi
Other storms of the 1906 season
- Unnamed (AL011906)Tropical storm · 238 cities
- Unnamed (AL021906)Category 2 · 70 cities
- Unnamed (AL051906)Category 1 · 269 cities
- Unnamed (AL081906)Category 3 · 288 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.