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Unnamed hurricane of 1921 (AL011921)

Unnamed hurricane of 1921 (AL011921) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 92 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 980 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 7 of the cities we track; the strongest was Sugar Land, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 58 mph.

Peak strength92 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
7
LandfallsFirst June 22, 1921
1
Lowest pressure
980 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 1921 (AL011921)’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. June 22, 1921, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 77 miles from Sugar Land, TX

Modeled winds at cities (7)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Sugar Land, TX58 mph48 mph22 milesJun 22, 1921, 6:00 PM GMT-5
Houston, TX55 mph45 mph37 milesJun 22, 1921, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Pearland, TX55 mph45 mph40 milesJun 22, 1921, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Corpus Christi, TX54 mph44 mph83 milesJun 22, 1921, 6:45 AM GMT-5
Pasadena, TX51 mph42 mph51 milesJun 22, 1921, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Conroe, TX51 mph42 mph34 milesJun 22, 1921, 9:30 PM GMT-5
League City, TX50 mph41 mph53 milesJun 22, 1921, 7:00 PM GMT-5

Best track (43 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 16, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph16.5°N, 82.4°W
Jun 16, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph16.5°N, 83.2°W
Jun 16, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph16.5°N, 84.0°W
Jun 16, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph16.5°N, 84.7°W
Jun 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph16.5°N, 85.3°W
Jun 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.7°N, 86.0°W
Jun 17, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph17.1°N, 86.7°W
Jun 17, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph17.7°N, 87.7°W
Jun 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph18.7°N, 89.1°W
Jun 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.6°N, 90.6°W
Jun 18, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph20.3°N, 92.0°W
Jun 18, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph20.8°N, 93.0°W
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