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Unnamed hurricane of 1923 (AL061923)

Unnamed hurricane of 1923 (AL061923) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 983 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 6 of the cities we track; the strongest was New Orleans, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 72 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
6
LandfallsFirst October 16, 1923
1
Lowest pressure
983 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 1923 (AL061923)’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. October 16, 1923, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 86 miles from Baton Rouge, LA

Modeled winds at cities (6)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
New Orleans, LA72 mph58 mph64 milesOct 16, 1923, 1:30 AM GMT-6
Slidell, LA67 mph54 mph73 milesOct 16, 1923, 2:00 AM GMT-6
Baton Rouge, LA60 mph49 mph8 milesOct 16, 1923, 1:00 AM GMT-6
Gulfport, MS53 mph43 mph115 milesOct 16, 1923, 1:45 AM GMT-6
Jackson, MS51 mph42 mph50 milesOct 16, 1923, 8:00 AM GMT-6
Lafayette, LA51 mph41 mph62 milesOct 15, 1923, 11:45 PM GMT-6

Best track (22 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 12, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph10.4°N, 93.0°W
Oct 12, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph11.9°N, 93.8°W
Oct 12, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.4°N, 94.5°W
Oct 13, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph14.8°N, 95.1°W
Oct 13, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.0°N, 95.6°W
Oct 13, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph17.1°N, 96.0°W
Oct 13, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph18.2°N, 96.1°W
Oct 14, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph19.4°N, 95.7°W
Oct 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph20.5°N, 95.2°W
Oct 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.5°N, 94.7°W
Oct 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph22.4°N, 94.2°W
Oct 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.1°N, 93.7°W
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