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The unnamed hurricane of 1921

Oct 20, 1921 to Oct 30, 1921Peak 138 mph941 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1921 passed within 50 miles of 20 counties in FL. It was strongest near Charlotte County, FL, as a Category 3 on October 25, 1921.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1921

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 4
138 mph, 120 kt
Lowest pressure
941 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
20
FL
Counties within 100 miles
37
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Charlotte County, FL, 73.3 mi, Oct 25, 1921
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
Hernando CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Seminole CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Sumter CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Lake CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Orange CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Pasco CountyFL0.0Category 2Oct 25, 1921
Volusia CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Pinellas CountyFL1.8Category 2Oct 25, 1921
Hillsborough CountyFL1.8Category 2Oct 25, 1921
Citrus CountyFL12.2Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Brevard CountyFL14.6Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Marion CountyFL15.0Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Polk CountyFL15.6Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Flagler CountyFL20.5Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Osceola CountyFL23.7Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Manatee CountyFL28.2Category 3Oct 25, 1921
Putnam CountyFL35.3Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Sarasota CountyFL39.8Category 3Oct 25, 1921
Levy CountyFL42.8Category 1Oct 26, 1921
St. Johns CountyFL47.4Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Hardee CountyFL52.7Category 2Oct 25, 1921
Alachua CountyFL55.0Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Clay CountyFL67.8Category 1Oct 26, 1921
DeSoto CountyFL69.2Category 3Oct 25, 1921
Highlands CountyFL70.0Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Bradford CountyFL72.2Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Charlotte CountyFL73.3Category 3Oct 25, 1921
Indian River CountyFL76.6Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Dixie CountyFL78.4Category 2Oct 25, 1921
Gilchrist CountyFL78.5Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Duval CountyFL80.7Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Okeechobee CountyFL81.3Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Lee CountyFL85.4Category 3Oct 25, 1921
Union CountyFL93.7Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Columbia CountyFL94.4Category 1Oct 26, 1921
St. Lucie CountyFL98.4Category 1Oct 26, 1921
Baker CountyFL98.6Category 1Oct 26, 1921

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.