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Unnamed hurricane of 1851 (AL011851)

Unnamed hurricane of 1851 (AL011851) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 92 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Corpus Christi, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 88 mph.

Peak strength92 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst June 25, 1851
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Unnamed hurricane of 1851 (AL011851)’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. June 25, 1851, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 38 miles from Corpus Christi, TX

Modeled winds at cities (5)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Corpus Christi, TX88 mph72 mph32 milesJun 25, 1851, 3:09 PM GMT-5:50:36
League City, TX51 mph42 mph103 milesJun 24, 1851, 9:09 PM GMT-5:50:36
San Antonio, TX50 mph40 mph59 milesJun 26, 1851, 6:54 AM GMT-5:50:36
Pearland, TX49 mph40 mph108 milesJun 24, 1851, 11:24 PM GMT-5:50:36
Sugar Land, TX48 mph39 mph110 milesJun 25, 1851, 2:24 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (14 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 25, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph28.0°N, 94.8°W
Jun 25, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph28.0°N, 95.4°W
Jun 25, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph28.0°N, 96.0°W
Jun 25, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph28.1°N, 96.5°W
Jun 25, 21:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane92 mph28.2°N, 96.8°W
Jun 26, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph28.2°N, 97.0°W
Jun 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.3°N, 97.6°W
Jun 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.4°N, 98.3°W
Jun 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph28.6°N, 98.9°W
Jun 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.0°N, 99.4°W
Jun 27, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph29.5°N, 99.8°W
Jun 27, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph30.0°N, 100.0°W
Jun 27, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph30.5°N, 100.1°W
Jun 28, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph31.0°N, 100.2°W