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Unnamed hurricane of 1941 (AL051941)

Unnamed hurricane of 1941 (AL051941) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 962 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 Miami, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 91 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
7
LandfallsFirst October 6, 1941
3
Lowest pressure
962 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 1941 (AL051941)’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 6, 1941, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 19 miles from Miami, FL
  2. October 6, 1941, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 20 miles from Miami, FL
  3. October 7, 1941, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 44 miles from Tallahassee, FL

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
Miami, FL91 mph74 mph19 milesOct 6, 1941, 5:00 AM GMT-5
Tallahassee, FL84 mph68 mph15 milesOct 7, 1941, 6:15 AM GMT-5
North Port, FL71 mph58 mph26 milesOct 6, 1941, 2:00 PM GMT-5
Cape Coral, FL71 mph57 mph11 milesOct 6, 1941, 10:30 AM GMT-5
Naples, FL68 mph55 mph10 milesOct 6, 1941, 9:00 AM GMT-5
Tampa, FL65 mph53 mph55 milesOct 6, 1941, 4:45 PM GMT-5
Lakeland, FL49 mph40 mph83 milesOct 6, 1941, 4:15 PM GMT-5

Best track (44 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.2°N, 62.4°W
Oct 4, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.2°N, 64.0°W
Oct 4, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph22.8°N, 65.6°W
Oct 4, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph23.4°N, 67.2°W
Oct 4, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph23.6°N, 68.9°W
Oct 5, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph23.8°N, 70.5°W
Oct 5, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane109 mph23.9°N, 72.1°W
Oct 5, 12:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane121 mph24.0°N, 73.6°W
Oct 5, 18:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane121 mph962 mb24.2°N, 75.4°W
Oct 6, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane109 mph24.6°N, 77.3°W
Oct 6, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph25.1°N, 79.1°W
Oct 6, 10:00 UTC (landfall)Category 2 hurricane98 mph25.5°N, 80.2°W
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