1911

2 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 2 notable earthquakes.

01

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1911

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Category 1	40	AL, FL, LA, MS
Unnamed	Category 2	37	GA, SC

02

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1911

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Nov 13, 1911	6.8	near Attu Station, Alaska Aleutians West AK	12.4
Jul 1, 1911	6.5	Near Morgan Hill, California Santa Clara CA	6.2

03

Drought

On average 19% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1911. The worst month was June 1911, with 31%.

Watch it spread, month by month · Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.