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Unnamed hurricane of 1930 (AL021930)

Unnamed hurricane of 1930 (AL021930) was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 155 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 933 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 Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 58 mph.

Peak strength155 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst September 9, 1930
1
Lowest pressure
933 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 1930 (AL021930)’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 9, 1930, tropical storm at 46 mph, 27.5°N, 82.7°W

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
Wilmington, NC58 mph47 mph82 milesSep 12, 1930, 11:15 AM GMT-4

Best track (81 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 29, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph12.8°N, 43.5°W
Aug 29, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph12.9°N, 44.8°W
Aug 29, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.0°N, 46.0°W
Aug 29, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.1°N, 47.3°W
Aug 30, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph13.5°N, 48.5°W
Aug 30, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph13.5°N, 49.8°W
Aug 30, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.6°N, 51.0°W
Aug 30, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph13.7°N, 52.2°W
Aug 31, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph13.8°N, 53.4°W
Aug 31, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph14.0°N, 54.6°W
Aug 31, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph14.2°N, 55.8°W
Aug 31, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph14.4°N, 57.1°W
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