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NHC AL071916 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1916

August 21, 1916 – August 26, 1916

Hurricane Unnamed 1916 storm peaked at Category 2 with 109 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 182 US cities, 86 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

109 mph

Cities within 75 mi
182
At hurricane strength
86

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1916 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (96)

and 36 more

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.