Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

The unnamed hurricane of 1920

Sep 25, 1920 to Sep 30, 1920Peak 86 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1920 passed within 50 miles of 13 counties in FL. It was strongest near Hernando County, FL, as a tropical storm on September 30, 1920.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

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
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
86 mph, 75 kt
Counties within 50 miles
13
FL
Counties within 100 miles
26
FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Hernando County, FL, 19.7 mi, Sep 30, 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
Marion CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Citrus CountyFL3.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Levy CountyFL7.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Alachua CountyFL11.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Sumter CountyFL12.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Hernando CountyFL19.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Bradford CountyFL29.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Dixie CountyFL31.3Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Gilchrist CountyFL34.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Pasco CountyFL35.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Orange CountyFL40.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Pinellas CountyFL48.1Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Union CountyFL49.7Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Columbia CountyFL51.8Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Hillsborough CountyFL52.4Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Lafayette CountyFL57.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Polk CountyFL58.9Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Taylor CountyFL60.0Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Suwannee CountyFL60.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Osceola CountyFL68.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Hamilton CountyFL83.5Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Manatee CountyFL87.2Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Clinch CountyGA92.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Madison CountyFL93.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Echols CountyGA96.6Tropical stormSep 30, 1920
Sarasota CountyFL99.6Tropical stormSep 30, 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.