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Unnamed hurricane of 1920 (AL021920)

Unnamed hurricane of 1920 (AL021920) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 975 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Baton Rouge, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 79 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst September 22, 1920
1
Lowest pressure
975 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 1920 (AL021920)’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 22, 1920, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 84 miles from New Orleans, LA

Modeled winds at cities (5)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Baton Rouge, LA79 mph64 mph23 milesSep 21, 1920, 11:00 PM GMT-5
New Orleans, LA73 mph59 mph76 milesSep 21, 1920, 8:30 PM GMT-5
Slidell, LA62 mph51 mph91 milesSep 21, 1920, 8:30 PM GMT-5
Lafayette, LA59 mph48 mph32 milesSep 21, 1920, 10:30 PM GMT-5
Gulfport, MS48 mph39 mph133 milesSep 21, 1920, 8:00 PM GMT-5

Best track (30 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 16, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph11.7°N, 76.5°W
Sep 16, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph12.0°N, 77.5°W
Sep 16, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph12.4°N, 78.6°W
Sep 17, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph12.9°N, 79.7°W
Sep 17, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.3°N, 80.7°W
Sep 17, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.7°N, 81.5°W
Sep 17, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph14.1°N, 82.3°W
Sep 18, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph14.5°N, 83.1°W
Sep 18, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph14.9°N, 83.8°W
Sep 18, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph15.2°N, 84.5°W
Sep 18, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph15.5°N, 85.2°W
Sep 19, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph15.9°N, 85.9°W
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