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NHC AL101949 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1949

September 20, 1949 – September 22, 1949

Hurricane Unnamed 1949 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 37 US cities, 37 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
37
At hurricane strength
37

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1949 storm passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (37)

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.