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Unnamed hurricane of 1920 (AL051920)

Unnamed hurricane of 1920 (AL051920) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 86 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 Deltona, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 49 mph.

Peak strength86 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst September 30, 1920
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

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 (AL051920)’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 30, 1920, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 69 miles from Tampa, 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
Deltona, FL49 mph40 mph45 milesSep 30, 1920, 7:45 AM GMT-4
Tampa, FL49 mph40 mph69 milesSep 30, 1920, 4:45 AM GMT-4

Best track (24 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 25, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.0°N, 83.0°W
Sep 25, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.0°N, 83.7°W
Sep 25, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.1°N, 84.4°W
Sep 26, 00:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.3°N, 85.2°W
Sep 26, 06:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph25.4°N, 85.9°W
Sep 26, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph25.5°N, 86.5°W
Sep 26, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph25.5°N, 87.0°W
Sep 27, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph25.4°N, 87.4°W
Sep 27, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph25.3°N, 87.7°W
Sep 27, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.2°N, 88.0°W
Sep 27, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.1°N, 88.3°W
Sep 28, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph25.0°N, 88.5°W
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