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NHC AL111973 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1973

September 10, 1973 – September 13, 1973

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1973 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 40 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 193 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1973 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1973 (AL111973) from September 10, 1973 to September 13, 1973; its peak was 40 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 193 US cities, in 2 states, most in Texas (107). The strongest pass was 40 mph (tropical storm) less than a mile from Eunice, LA.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

40 mph

Cities within 75 mi
193
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1973 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (107)

and 47 more

Louisiana (86)

and 26 more

Other storms of the 1973 season

  • AlfaTropical storm · 39 cities
  • DeliaCategory 1 · 215 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.