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Unnamed hurricane of 1901 (AL031901)

Unnamed hurricane of 1901 (AL031901) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Virginia Beach, VA, with a modeled peak gust of 78 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst July 11, 1901
2
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Unnamed hurricane of 1901 (AL031901)’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. July 11, 1901, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 55 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
  2. July 12, 1901, tropical storm at 40 mph, 34.0°N, 77.9°W

Modeled winds at cities (1)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Virginia Beach, VA78 mph64 mph53 milesJul 11, 1901, 1:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (42 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 4, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph9.5°N, 55.5°W
Jul 4, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph10.2°N, 55.8°W
Jul 4, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph11.0°N, 56.3°W
Jul 4, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph11.8°N, 57.0°W
Jul 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph12.5°N, 57.8°W
Jul 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph13.2°N, 58.7°W
Jul 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph13.7°N, 59.7°W
Jul 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph14.4°N, 60.8°W
Jul 6, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph15.0°N, 61.9°W
Jul 6, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph15.5°N, 63.0°W
Jul 6, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph15.9°N, 64.1°W
Jul 6, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.6°N, 65.1°W
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