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Unnamed tropical storm of 1923 (AL081923)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1923 (AL081923) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 992 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Mobile, AL, with a modeled peak gust of 50 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst October 18, 1923
1
Lowest pressure
992 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 tropical storm of 1923 (AL081923)’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 18, 1923, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 59 miles from Mobile, AL

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Mobile, AL50 mph40 mph54 milesOct 17, 1923, 7:30 PM GMT-6

Best track (23 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph20.5°N, 95.0°W
Oct 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.0°N, 94.0°W
Oct 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.8°N, 93.0°W
Oct 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.8°N, 91.6°W
Oct 17, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph24.0°N, 90.0°W
Oct 17, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.5°N, 88.9°W
Oct 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph992 mb30.0°N, 89.0°W
Oct 18, 01:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph992 mb30.3°N, 89.0°W
Oct 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph997 mb32.9°N, 89.1°W
Oct 18, 12:00 UTCPost-tropical40 mph35.5°N, 89.2°W
Oct 18, 18:00 UTCPost-tropical35 mph37.5°N, 88.7°W
Oct 19, 00:00 UTCPost-tropical35 mph39.5°N, 87.5°W
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