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Unnamed hurricane of 1852 (AL011852)

Unnamed hurricane of 1852 (AL011852) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 115 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 961 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 7 of the cities we track; the strongest was Mobile, AL, with a modeled peak gust of 110 mph.

Peak strength115 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
7
LandfallsFirst August 26, 1852
1
Lowest pressure
961 mb

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 1852 (AL011852)’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 26, 1852, Category 3 at 115 mph, about 32 miles from Gulfport, MS

Modeled winds at cities (7)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Mobile, AL110 mph89 mph18 milesAug 26, 1852, 6:09 AM GMT-5:50:36
Daphne, AL107 mph87 mph31 milesAug 26, 1852, 6:09 AM GMT-5:50:36
Gulfport, MS101 mph82 mph31 milesAug 26, 1852, 6:09 AM GMT-5:50:36
Slidell, LA74 mph61 mph71 milesAug 25, 1852, 5:54 PM GMT-5:50:36
Pensacola, FL74 mph60 mph73 milesAug 26, 1852, 7:18 AM GMT-4:56:02
New Orleans, LA72 mph59 mph80 milesAug 25, 1852, 5:54 PM GMT-5:50:36
Crestview, FL55 mph45 mph86 milesAug 26, 1852, 9:18 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (45 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 19, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph20.5°N, 67.1°W
Aug 19, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph20.7°N, 68.0°W
Aug 19, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph20.9°N, 68.8°W
Aug 19, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph21.1°N, 69.6°W
Aug 20, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph21.2°N, 70.6°W
Aug 20, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph21.5°N, 71.9°W
Aug 20, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph21.7°N, 73.0°W
Aug 20, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph21.9°N, 74.0°W
Aug 21, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph22.1°N, 74.9°W
Aug 21, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph22.2°N, 76.1°W
Aug 21, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph22.6°N, 77.1°W
Aug 21, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph22.9°N, 78.1°W
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