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The unnamed hurricane of 1920

Sep 16, 1920 to Sep 23, 1920Peak 98 mph975 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1920 passed within 50 miles of 58 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Terrebonne Parish, LA, as a Category 2 on September 22, 1920.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1920

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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The storm

Peak strength
Category 2
98 mph, 85 kt
Lowest pressure
975 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
58
AR, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
95
AR, LA, MS, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Terrebonne Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 22, 1920
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
Pointe Coupee ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Winn ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
St. Martin ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 22, 1920
St. Mary ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Iberville ParishLA0.0Category 1Sep 22, 1920
LaSalle ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Columbia CountyAR0.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Rapides ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Claiborne ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Lincoln ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Terrebonne ParishLA0.0Category 2Sep 22, 1920
Avoyelles ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Jackson ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
St. Landry ParishLA0.2Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Assumption ParishLA1.5Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Iberia ParishLA2.6Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Grant ParishLA3.8Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Bienville ParishLA4.1Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Union CountyAR5.8Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Catahoula ParishLA5.9Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
West Baton Rouge ParishLA7.1Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Caldwell ParishLA7.1Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Lafourche ParishLA7.8Category 1Sep 22, 1920
West Feliciana ParishLA8.1Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Union ParishLA8.7Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Concordia ParishLA12.5Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Ascension ParishLA13.4Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Webster ParishLA14.9Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
East Baton Rouge ParishLA15.1Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Wilkinson CountyMS16.8Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Ouachita ParishLA17.7Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Natchitoches ParishLA19.4Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
St. James ParishLA20.1Category 1Sep 22, 1920
East Feliciana ParishLA20.7Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Adams CountyMS20.8Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Evangeline ParishLA21.7Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Lafayette ParishLA23.2Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Bossier ParishLA30.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Livingston ParishLA30.5Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Franklin ParishLA31.1Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Richland ParishLA31.4Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
St. John the Baptist ParishLA32.0Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Red River ParishLA32.9Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Vermilion ParishLA34.0Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Acadia ParishLA34.2Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
St. Charles ParishLA38.7Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Bradley CountyAR38.9Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Allen ParishLA41.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Jefferson ParishLA41.3Category 2Sep 22, 1920
Morehouse ParishLA41.5Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Tensas ParishLA42.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Vernon ParishLA42.2Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
St. Helena ParishLA42.3Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Amite CountyMS44.5Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Caddo ParishLA45.9Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Ashley CountyAR46.7Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
De Soto ParishLA47.8Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Franklin CountyMS49.7Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Jefferson CountyMS52.1Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Tangipahoa ParishLA52.9Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Sabine ParishLA54.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Jefferson Davis ParishLA55.2Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Plaquemines ParishLA55.5Category 2Sep 22, 1920
Madison ParishLA55.7Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Beauregard ParishLA61.4Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Drew CountyAR61.6Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Claiborne CountyMS61.7Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Orleans ParishLA62.0Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Marion CountyTX62.3Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
West Carroll ParishLA64.2Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Harrison CountyTX66.7Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
St. Tammany ParishLA68.4Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Cameron ParishLA68.5Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
St. Bernard ParishLA69.1Category 1Sep 22, 1920
East Carroll ParishLA70.8Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Pike CountyMS71.4Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Warren CountyMS73.4Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Panola CountyTX74.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Shelby CountyTX77.5Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Lincoln CountyMS77.6Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Washington ParishLA78.3Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Calcasieu ParishLA79.9Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Sabine CountyTX80.2Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Newton CountyTX80.9Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Chicot CountyAR81.8Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Copiah CountyMS83.0Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Walthall CountyMS86.8Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Issaquena CountyMS89.1Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
San Augustine CountyTX92.2Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Hinds CountyMS94.5Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Pearl River CountyMS97.6Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Washington CountyMS97.7Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Hancock CountyMS98.1Category 1Sep 22, 1920
Lawrence CountyMS98.3Tropical stormSep 22, 1920
Rusk CountyTX98.7Tropical stormSep 22, 1920

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.