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Unnamed hurricane of 1857 (AL041857)

Unnamed hurricane of 1857 (AL041857) 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 one of the cities we track; the strongest was Brownsville, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 48 mph.

Peak strength104 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst September 30, 1857
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 1857 (AL041857)’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 30, 1857, tropical storm at 58 mph, in Mexico

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Brownsville, TX48 mph39 mph1 milesSep 30, 1857, 4:24 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (29 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.0°N, 54.7°W
Sep 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.0°N, 56.2°W
Sep 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.0°N, 57.7°W
Sep 24, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.0°N, 59.2°W
Sep 25, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph16.0°N, 61.1°W
Sep 25, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph16.0°N, 63.0°W
Sep 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph16.0°N, 64.6°W
Sep 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph16.0°N, 66.8°W
Sep 26, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph16.0°N, 68.5°W
Sep 26, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph16.0°N, 70.3°W
Sep 26, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph16.1°N, 72.1°W
Sep 26, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph16.2°N, 73.9°W
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