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Unnamed hurricane of 1917 (AL041917)

Unnamed hurricane of 1917 (AL041917) was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 150 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 928 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 11 of the cities we track; the strongest was Crestview, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 117 mph.

Peak strength150 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
11
LandfallsFirst September 29, 1917
1
Lowest pressure
928 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 1917 (AL041917)’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 29, 1917, Category 3 at 115 mph, about 24 miles from Crestview, FL

Modeled winds at cities (11)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Crestview, FL117 mph95 mph16 milesSep 28, 1917, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Pensacola, FL112 mph91 mph24 milesSep 28, 1917, 8:45 PM GMT-5
Daphne, AL106 mph86 mph60 milesSep 28, 1917, 6:00 PM GMT-6
Mobile, AL98 mph80 mph71 milesSep 28, 1917, 6:00 PM GMT-6
Tallahassee, FL76 mph62 mph91 milesSep 28, 1917, 9:00 PM GMT-5
Gulfport, MS74 mph60 mph94 milesSep 28, 1917, 6:00 PM GMT-6
Montgomery, AL72 mph58 mph85 milesSep 28, 1917, 8:00 PM GMT-6
Slidell, LA59 mph48 mph116 milesSep 28, 1917, 6:00 PM GMT-6
Columbus, GA59 mph48 mph50 milesSep 28, 1917, 9:00 PM GMT-5
New Orleans, LA57 mph46 mph110 milesSep 28, 1917, 6:00 PM GMT-6
Tuscaloosa, AL50 mph41 mph180 milesSep 28, 1917, 7:45 PM GMT-6

Best track (43 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 20, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.4°N, 57.1°W
Sep 20, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.7°N, 58.3°W
Sep 20, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph14.0°N, 59.5°W
Sep 20, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph14.3°N, 60.7°W
Sep 21, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.7°N, 61.9°W
Sep 21, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph15.1°N, 63.1°W
Sep 21, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph15.5°N, 64.4°W
Sep 21, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph15.8°N, 66.1°W
Sep 22, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph16.2°N, 67.9°W
Sep 22, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph16.5°N, 69.9°W
Sep 22, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph16.9°N, 71.6°W
Sep 22, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph17.3°N, 73.1°W
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