1921 Atlantic hurricane season
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| First storm formed: | June 15, 1921 |
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| Last storm dissipated: | Oct. 28, 1921 |
| Strongest storm: | #6 - 120 knots (140 mph) |
| Total storms: | 6 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+): | 2 |
| Total damage: | $3 million (1921 USD) $27.7 million (2005 USD) |
| Total fatalities: | 6 |
| Atlantic hurricane seasons 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 |
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The 1921 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1921, and lasted until November 30, 1921. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
The 1921 season was near average, with six tropical cyclones forming during the season. A Category 1 hurricane struck Sargent, Texas in June. Another Category 1 struck Tampico, Mexico in September. A Category 2 struck Hispaniola and grazed Bermuda. Another notable system was a tropical storm that made a transatlantic journey from off the coast of South Carolina to just southwest of the Azores.
The most notable storm of the season, was the Tampa Bay Hurricane of 1921. It developed in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 20. It tracked north-northwestward, steadily strengthening into a hurricane on the 22nd. The storm turned more north-northeastward, and upon reaching the Gulf of Mexico on the 24th it rapidly intensified to a 140 mph Category 4. It weakened as it continued to the northeast, making landfall on Cedar Key on the 25th as a 100 mph hurricane. It crossed Florida, turned eastward across the Atlantic, and became extratropical on the 28th southwest of Bermuda. Its small and quick nature, as well as well-executed warnings, only caused $3 million in damage (1921 USD), with 6 casualties.
