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NHC AL071971 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1971

August 13, 1971 – August 19, 1971

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1971 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 46 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 66 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1971 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1971 (AL071971) from August 13, 1971 to August 19, 1971; its peak was 46 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on August 16 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 18 miles from Cross City, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 66 US cities, in 2 states, most in Florida (53). The strongest pass was 46 mph (tropical storm) 18 miles from Cross City, FL; the centre came closest to Mayo, FL, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

46 mph

Cities within 75 mi
66
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1971 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (53)

Georgia (13)

Other storms of the 1971 season

  • DoriaTropical storm · 2,064 cities
  • FernCategory 1 · 80 cities
  • EdithCategory 4 · 280 cities
  • GingerCategory 3 · 145 cities
  • HeidiTropical storm · 103 cities

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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.