The 1926 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 11 systems

Atlantic storms
11
8 hurricanes · 6 major
Atlantic ACE
230
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
150 mph
Unnamed hurricane #7
Landfalling
3
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 1926 season went

The 1926 Atlantic season produced 11 tropical storms, 8 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 230. The strongest was Unnamed hurricane #7 at 150 mph / 930 mb. 3 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JULAUGSEPOCTNOV1926 Nassau Hurricane — July 22 – August 2, 19261926 Nassau Hurricane Cat 41926 Nova Scotia Hurricane — July 29 – August 8, 19261926 Nova Scotia Hurricane Cat 31926 Louisiana Hurricane — August 20–27, 19261926 Louisiana Hurricane Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #4 — September 1–24, 1926Unnamed hurricane #4 Cat 4Unnamed hurricane #5 — September 10–14, 1926Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 21926 Miami Hurricane — September 11–17, 19261926 Miami Hurricane TSUnnamed hurricane #7 — September 11–22, 1926Unnamed hurricane #7 Cat 4Unnamed hurricane #8 — September 21 – October 1, 1926Unnamed hurricane #8 Cat 2Unnamed storm #9 — October 3–5, 1926Unnamed storm #9 TS1926 Havana–Bermuda Hurricane — October 14–28, 19261926 Havana–Bermuda Hurricane Cat 4Unnamed storm #11 — November 12–16, 1926Unnamed storm #11 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 1926

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
1926 Nassau HurricaneJul 22 – Aug 2Cat 4 138 mph967 mbFlorida21.9
1926 Nova Scotia HurricaneJul 29 – Aug 8Cat 3 121 mph——25.2
1926 Louisiana HurricaneAug 20 – Aug 27Cat 3 115 mph955 mbLouisiana12.3
Unnamed hurricane #4Sep 1 – Sep 24Cat 4 132 mph957 mb—60.9
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 10 – Sep 14Cat 2 104 mph——10.0
1926 Miami HurricaneSep 11 – Sep 17TS 40 mph——0.9
Unnamed hurricane #7Sep 11 – Sep 22Cat 4 150 mph930 mbyes40.2
Unnamed hurricane #8Sep 21 – Oct 1Cat 2 104 mph——20.6
Unnamed storm #9Oct 3 – Oct 5TS 40 mph——0.9
1926 Havana–Bermuda HurricaneOct 14 – Oct 28Cat 4 150 mph934 mb—35.3
Unnamed storm #11Nov 12 – Nov 16TS 40 mph——1.5
← Previous season1925Next season →1927

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