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Unnamed hurricane of 1854 (AL031854)

Unnamed hurricane of 1854 (AL031854) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 127 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 938 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 16 of the cities we track; the strongest was Hilton Head Island, SC, with a modeled peak gust of 127 mph.

Peak strength127 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
16
LandfallsFirst September 8, 1854
1
Lowest pressure
938 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 1854 (AL031854)’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 8, 1854, Category 3 at 115 mph, about 22 miles from Savannah, GA

Modeled winds at cities (16)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Hilton Head Island, SC127 mph103 mph35 milesSep 8, 1854, 3:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Savannah, GA123 mph100 mph6 milesSep 8, 1854, 12:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Jacksonville, FL99 mph81 mph61 milesSep 8, 1854, 1:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Charleston, SC96 mph78 mph86 milesSep 8, 1854, 3:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Augusta, GA81 mph66 mph35 milesSep 8, 1854, 3:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Deltona, FL79 mph64 mph73 milesSep 7, 1854, 7:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Gainesville, FL71 mph58 mph115 milesSep 8, 1854, 1:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Columbia, SC68 mph55 mph8 milesSep 8, 1854, 3:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Palm Bay, FL65 mph53 mph87 milesSep 7, 1854, 1:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Orlando, FL61 mph50 mph96 milesSep 7, 1854, 7:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Ocala, FL61 mph50 mph115 milesSep 8, 1854, 1:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Myrtle Beach, SC59 mph48 mph83 milesSep 8, 1854, 3:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
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Best track (25 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 7, 00:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane127 mph26.4°N, 76.6°W
Sep 7, 06:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane127 mph27.2°N, 77.6°W
Sep 7, 12:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane127 mph938 mb28.0°N, 78.6°W
Sep 7, 18:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane127 mph28.8°N, 79.6°W
Sep 8, 00:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane127 mph29.6°N, 80.3°W
Sep 8, 06:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane127 mph30.4°N, 80.6°W
Sep 8, 12:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane115 mph31.1°N, 80.9°W
Sep 8, 18:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane115 mph950 mb31.6°N, 81.1°W
Sep 8, 20:00 UTC (landfall)Category 3 hurricane115 mph950 mb31.7°N, 81.1°W
Sep 9, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph32.0°N, 81.3°W
Sep 9, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph32.5°N, 81.5°W
Sep 9, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph33.2°N, 81.5°W
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