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Unnamed hurricane of 1857 (AL021857)

Unnamed hurricane of 1857 (AL021857) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 104 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 961 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 6 of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 107 mph.

Peak strength104 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
6
LandfallsFirst September 13, 1857
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 1857 (AL021857)’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 13, 1857, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 22 miles from Wilmington, NC

Modeled winds at cities (6)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Wilmington, NC107 mph87 mph7 milesSep 12, 1857, 5:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Myrtle Beach, SC100 mph81 mph42 milesSep 12, 1857, 12:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Charleston, SC65 mph53 mph97 milesSep 12, 1857, 6:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Fayetteville, NC64 mph52 mph92 milesSep 12, 1857, 6:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Raleigh, NC53 mph43 mph108 milesSep 13, 1857, 1:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Virginia Beach, VA52 mph43 mph36 milesSep 13, 1857, 11:48 PM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (47 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 6, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.5°N, 73.0°W
Sep 7, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.7°N, 72.8°W
Sep 7, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.9°N, 72.6°W
Sep 7, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.2°N, 72.4°W
Sep 7, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.5°N, 72.3°W
Sep 8, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.7°N, 72.5°W
Sep 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.9°N, 72.7°W
Sep 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.1°N, 72.9°W
Sep 8, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.3°N, 73.0°W
Sep 9, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.7°N, 73.6°W
Sep 9, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph29.1°N, 74.2°W
Sep 9, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph29.5°N, 74.7°W
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