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Unnamed hurricane of 1854 (AL041854)

Unnamed hurricane of 1854 (AL041854) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 104 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 8 of the cities we track; the strongest was League City, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 101 mph.

Peak strength104 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
8
LandfallsFirst September 18, 1854
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 1854 (AL041854)’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 18, 1854, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 42 miles from League City, TX

Modeled winds at cities (8)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
League City, TX101 mph82 mph42 milesSep 18, 1854, 3:09 PM GMT-5:50:36
Pearland, TX98 mph80 mph42 milesSep 18, 1854, 3:09 PM GMT-5:50:36
Sugar Land, TX92 mph75 mph36 milesSep 18, 1854, 4:39 PM GMT-5:50:36
Pasadena, TX91 mph74 mph52 milesSep 18, 1854, 3:09 PM GMT-5:50:36
Houston, TX84 mph68 mph51 milesSep 18, 1854, 3:09 PM GMT-5:50:36
Conroe, TX59 mph48 mph31 milesSep 18, 1854, 3:24 PM GMT-5:50:36
Beaumont, TX56 mph46 mph105 milesSep 18, 1854, 9:54 AM GMT-5:50:36
College Station, TX55 mph45 mph27 milesSep 19, 1854, 11:54 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (11 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 18, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph28.2°N, 93.6°W
Sep 18, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph28.4°N, 94.1°W
Sep 18, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph28.6°N, 94.6°W
Sep 18, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph28.8°N, 95.1°W
Sep 18, 21:00 UTC (landfall)Category 2 hurricane104 mph28.9°N, 95.3°W
Sep 19, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph29.0°N, 95.6°W
Sep 19, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph29.2°N, 96.1°W
Sep 19, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph29.4°N, 96.5°W
Sep 19, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph29.7°N, 96.6°W
Sep 20, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.0°N, 96.4°W
Sep 20, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph30.3°N, 96.0°W