The 1921 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 7 systems

Atlantic storms
7
6 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
87
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
138 mph
1921 Tampa Bay Hurricane
Landfalling
2
Atlantic storms

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 1921 season went

The 1921 Atlantic season produced 7 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 87. The strongest was 1921 Tampa Bay Hurricane at 138 mph / 941 mb. 2 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVUnnamed hurricane #1 — June 16–26, 1921Unnamed hurricane #1 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #2 — September 4–8, 1921Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #3 — September 6–17, 1921Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #4 — September 8–14, 1921Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 1Unnamed hurricane #5 — October 15–24, 1921Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 11921 Tampa Bay Hurricane — October 20–30, 19211921 Tampa Bay Hurricane Cat 4Unnamed storm #7 — November 19–25, 1921Unnamed storm #7 TS

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 1921

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Unnamed hurricane #1Jun 16 – Jun 26Cat 1 92 mph980 mbyes8.7
Unnamed hurricane #2Sep 4 – Sep 8Cat 1 81 mph——2.2
Unnamed hurricane #3Sep 6 – Sep 17Cat 3 127 mph959 mb—35.2
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 8 – Sep 14Cat 1 92 mph979 mb—8.8
Unnamed hurricane #5Oct 15 – Oct 24Cat 1 81 mph——2.0
1921 Tampa Bay HurricaneOct 20 – Oct 30Cat 4 138 mph941 mbFlorida27.4
Unnamed storm #7Nov 19 – Nov 25TS 58 mph——2.2
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