The unnamed hurricane of 1909

Oct 6, 1909 to Oct 13, 1909Peak 121 mph957 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1909 passed within 50 miles of 3 counties in FL. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a Category 3 on October 11, 1909.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1909

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay

Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast

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Storm milestones

Storm trackPast (solid) and future (dashed)

Wind fieldNot recorded for this storm; HURDAT2 carries wind extents from 2004

County proximityCounties within 50 miles, lit at the hour of closest approach (brighter when closer)

Source: National Hurricane Center · HURDAT2. Positions every six hours, interpolated between fixes. Relief: Natural Earth. Times shown in UTC.

The storm

Peak strength: Category 3; 121 mph, 105 kt
Lowest pressure: 957 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 3; FL
Counties within 100 miles: 7; FL
Strongest near the U.S.: Category 3; Monroe County, FL, 0.8 mi, Oct 11, 1909
Landfalls recorded: 1; Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles

Monroe County	FL	0.8	Category 3	Oct 11, 1909
Miami-Dade County	FL	10.3	Category 3	Oct 11, 1909
Broward County	FL	42.8	Category 2	Oct 11, 1909
Collier County	FL	58.6	Category 3	Oct 11, 1909
Palm Beach County	FL	59.9	Category 2	Oct 11, 1909
Hendry County	FL	85.4	Category 2	Oct 11, 1909
Martin County	FL	96.8	Category 2	Oct 11, 1909

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.