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Unnamed hurricane of 1852 (AL031852)

Unnamed hurricane of 1852 (AL031852) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 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 Tampa, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 80 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst September 12, 1852
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 1852 (AL031852)’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. September 12, 1852, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 20 miles from Tampa, 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
Tampa, FL80 mph65 mph6 milesSep 11, 1852, 5:33 PM GMT-4:56:02
Lakeland, FL73 mph59 mph5 milesSep 11, 1852, 10:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
North Port, FL57 mph46 mph71 milesSep 11, 1852, 7:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Palm Bay, FL57 mph46 mph32 milesSep 12, 1852, 11:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Orlando, FL55 mph45 mph14 milesSep 12, 1852, 4:03 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (20 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 9, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.4°N, 90.4°W
Sep 9, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.5°N, 89.6°W
Sep 9, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.6°N, 88.8°W
Sep 9, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.6°N, 88.1°W
Sep 10, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.8°N, 87.4°W
Sep 10, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.9°N, 86.6°W
Sep 10, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.1°N, 86.1°W
Sep 10, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.3°N, 85.6°W
Sep 11, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.5°N, 85.1°W
Sep 11, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.7°N, 84.6°W
Sep 11, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.8°N, 84.0°W
Sep 11, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.9°N, 83.4°W
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