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Unnamed hurricane of 1851 (AL041851)

Unnamed hurricane of 1851 (AL041851) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 115 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 Tallahassee, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 95 mph.

Peak strength115 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst August 23, 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 (AL041851)’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. August 23, 1851, Category 3 at 115 mph, about 69 miles from Crestview, FL

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
Tallahassee, FL95 mph77 mph48 milesAug 23, 1851, 7:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Crestview, FL74 mph60 mph69 milesAug 23, 1851, 3:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Pensacola, FL62 mph51 mph87 milesAug 23, 1851, 2:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Columbus, GA51 mph42 mph77 milesAug 23, 1851, 11:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Augusta, GA50 mph40 mph20 milesAug 24, 1851, 9:18 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (49 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.4°N, 48.0°W
Aug 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.7°N, 49.5°W
Aug 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.0°N, 51.0°W
Aug 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.4°N, 52.8°W
Aug 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph14.9°N, 54.6°W
Aug 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph15.4°N, 56.5°W
Aug 17, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph15.9°N, 58.5°W
Aug 17, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph16.1°N, 60.4°W
Aug 18, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph16.6°N, 62.5°W
Aug 18, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph16.9°N, 64.1°W
Aug 18, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph17.2°N, 66.0°W
Aug 18, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph17.6°N, 67.6°W
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