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Unnamed hurricane of 1901 (AL041901)

Unnamed hurricane of 1901 (AL041901) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 92 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 973 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 9 of the cities we track; the strongest was Mobile, AL, with a modeled peak gust of 87 mph.

Peak strength92 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
9
LandfallsFirst August 10, 1901
3
Lowest pressure
973 mb

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 (AL041901)’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. August 10, 1901, tropical storm at 46 mph, 26.3°N, 80.1°W
  2. August 14, 1901, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 56 miles from New Orleans, LA
  3. August 15, 1901, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 16 miles from Gulfport, MS

Modeled winds at cities (9)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Mobile, AL87 mph71 mph22 milesAug 15, 1901, 10:45 AM GMT-6
Gulfport, MS86 mph70 mph15 milesAug 15, 1901, 5:45 AM GMT-6
Daphne, AL83 mph67 mph35 milesAug 15, 1901, 10:45 AM GMT-6
Slidell, LA80 mph65 mph51 milesAug 15, 1901, 6:00 AM GMT-6
New Orleans, LA78 mph63 mph49 milesAug 15, 1901, 6:00 AM GMT-6
Pensacola, FL64 mph52 mph76 milesAug 15, 1901, 11:45 AM GMT-5
Crestview, FL50 mph41 mph102 milesAug 15, 1901, 11:45 AM GMT-5
North Port, FL50 mph40 mph10 milesAug 11, 1901, 1:15 PM GMT-5
Baton Rouge, LA48 mph39 mph121 milesAug 15, 1901, 6:00 AM GMT-6

Best track (71 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 2, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph32.6°N, 38.4°W
Aug 2, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph32.3°N, 39.1°W
Aug 2, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph32.0°N, 40.0°W
Aug 2, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph31.6°N, 41.1°W
Aug 3, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph31.1°N, 42.3°W
Aug 3, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph30.5°N, 43.7°W
Aug 3, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph30.0°N, 45.0°W
Aug 3, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph29.3°N, 46.3°W
Aug 4, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph28.6°N, 47.3°W
Aug 4, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph27.7°N, 48.8°W
Aug 4, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph27.0°N, 50.0°W
Aug 4, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph26.3°N, 51.6°W
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