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NHC AL061916 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1916

August 12, 1916 – August 20, 1916

Hurricane Unnamed 1916 storm peaked at Category 4 with 132 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 67 US cities, 54 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 4

132 mph

Cities within 75 mi
67
At hurricane strength
54

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1916 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (67)

and 7 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.