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Unnamed hurricane of 1903 (AL031903)

Unnamed hurricane of 1903 (AL031903) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 92 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 976 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 16 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tallahassee, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 86 mph.

Peak strength92 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
16
LandfallsFirst September 11, 1903
2
Lowest pressure
976 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 1903 (AL031903)’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 11, 1903, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 23 miles from Miami, FL
  2. September 13, 1903, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 74 miles from Crestview, FL

Modeled winds at cities (16)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tallahassee, FL86 mph70 mph84 milesSep 13, 1903, 5:00 PM GMT-5
Miami, FL83 mph67 mph23 milesSep 11, 1903, 3:15 PM GMT-5
Crestview, FL82 mph67 mph43 milesSep 13, 1903, 5:45 PM GMT-5
Pensacola, FL71 mph58 mph84 milesSep 13, 1903, 5:45 PM GMT-5
Tampa, FL59 mph48 mph29 milesSep 12, 1903, 10:15 AM GMT-5
Port St. Lucie, FL58 mph47 mph61 milesSep 11, 1903, 10:00 PM GMT-5
Daphne, AL57 mph46 mph120 milesSep 13, 1903, 4:45 PM GMT-6
Montgomery, AL56 mph46 mph20 milesSep 13, 1903, 5:45 PM GMT-6
North Port, FL56 mph46 mph17 milesSep 12, 1903, 4:15 AM GMT-5
Columbus, GA55 mph45 mph41 milesSep 13, 1903, 6:45 PM GMT-5
Lakeland, FL54 mph44 mph50 milesSep 12, 1903, 8:00 AM GMT-5
Cape Coral, FL54 mph44 mph33 milesSep 12, 1903, 2:45 AM GMT-5
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Best track (33 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 9, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph21.4°N, 72.4°W
Sep 9, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph21.8°N, 73.4°W
Sep 9, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.2°N, 74.0°W
Sep 10, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph22.6°N, 74.7°W
Sep 10, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph23.2°N, 75.3°W
Sep 10, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph23.8°N, 76.0°W
Sep 10, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph24.5°N, 76.7°W
Sep 11, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph25.1°N, 77.5°W
Sep 11, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph25.5°N, 78.2°W
Sep 11, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph25.7°N, 78.9°W
Sep 11, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph976 mb25.9°N, 79.6°W
Sep 11, 23:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane86 mph976 mb26.1°N, 80.1°W
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