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NHC AL151916 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1916

November 11, 1916 – November 16, 1916

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1916 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 69 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 60 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1916 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1916 (AL151916) from November 11, 1916 to November 16, 1916; its peak was 69 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 60 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 61 mph (tropical storm) 16 miles from Key West, FL; the centre came closest to Florida City, FL, 4 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

69 mph

Cities within 75 mi
60
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1916 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (60)

Other storms of the 1916 season

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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.