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NHC AL061908 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1908

September 7, 1908 – September 19, 1908

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1908 storm peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 50 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1908 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1908 (AL061908) from September 7, 1908 to September 19, 1908; its peak was 121 mph (Category 3). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 50 US cities, all in Puerto Rico. The strongest pass was 69 mph (tropical storm) 52 miles from Loiza, PR.

Peak strength
Category 3

121 mph

Cities within 75 mi
50
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1908 storm passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (50)

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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.