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Unnamed hurricane of 1901 (AL081901)

Unnamed hurricane of 1901 (AL081901) 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 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Crestview, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 54 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst September 17, 1901
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

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  • 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 (AL081901)’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. September 17, 1901, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 24 miles from Crestview, FL

Modeled winds at cities (2)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Crestview, FL54 mph44 mph16 milesSep 17, 1901, 1:00 PM GMT-5
Pensacola, FL53 mph43 mph31 milesSep 17, 1901, 2:00 PM GMT-5

Best track (44 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 9, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph17.6°N, 50.7°W
Sep 9, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph17.5°N, 52.0°W
Sep 9, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph17.5°N, 53.2°W
Sep 10, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph17.4°N, 54.6°W
Sep 10, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph17.4°N, 56.0°W
Sep 10, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph17.3°N, 57.3°W
Sep 10, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph17.4°N, 58.8°W
Sep 11, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph17.5°N, 60.1°W
Sep 11, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph17.6°N, 61.3°W
Sep 11, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph17.8°N, 62.7°W
Sep 11, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph18.1°N, 64.3°W
Sep 12, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph18.4°N, 65.6°W
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