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NHC AL061909 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1909

August 20, 1909 – August 28, 1909

Hurricane Unnamed 1909 storm peaked at Category 3 with 121 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 86 US cities, 86 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

121 mph

Cities within 75 mi
86
At hurricane strength
86

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1909 storm passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (86)

and 26 more

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.