The unnamed hurricane of 1926
Oct 14, 1926 to Oct 28, 1926Peak 150 mph934 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1926 passed within 50 miles of 3 counties in FL. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a Category 3 on October 21, 1926.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1926
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- 150 mph, 130 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 934 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 3
- FL
- Counties within 100 miles
- 7
- FL
- Landfalls recorded
- 0
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Monroe County | FL | 5.8 | Category 3 |
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 10.5 | Category 3 |
| Broward County | FL | 36.7 | Category 3 |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 53.7 | Category 3 |
| Collier County | FL | 60.7 | Category 3 |
| Hendry County | FL | 83.5 | Category 3 |
| Martin County | FL | 87.3 | Category 3 |
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.