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Unnamed tropical storm of 1851 (AL061851)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1851 (AL061851) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 69 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Providence, RI, with a modeled peak gust of 48 mph.

Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst October 19, 1851
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

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  • 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 tropical storm of 1851 (AL061851)’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. October 19, 1851, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 52 miles from Providence, RI

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Providence, RI48 mph39 mph10 milesOct 19, 1851, 10:18 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (17 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph28.7°N, 78.0°W
Oct 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph29.1°N, 77.8°W
Oct 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.5°N, 77.5°W
Oct 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.1°N, 77.1°W
Oct 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph30.7°N, 76.6°W
Oct 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph31.2°N, 76.3°W
Oct 17, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph31.6°N, 75.9°W
Oct 17, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph32.0°N, 75.5°W
Oct 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph32.7°N, 74.9°W
Oct 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph33.3°N, 74.3°W
Oct 18, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph34.0°N, 73.8°W
Oct 18, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph35.3°N, 73.0°W
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