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Unnamed tropical storm of 1859 (AL071859)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1859 (AL071859) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 69 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Miami, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 54 mph.

Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst October 17, 1859
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

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  • 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 tropical storm of 1859 (AL071859)’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. October 17, 1859, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 44 miles from Miami, FL

Modeled winds at cities (2)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Miami, FL54 mph44 mph43 milesOct 17, 1859, 10:18 AM GMT-4:56:02
Port St. Lucie, FL52 mph42 mph52 milesOct 17, 1859, 11:03 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (11 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.1°N, 75.1°W
Oct 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.2°N, 75.5°W
Oct 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.2°N, 76.0°W
Oct 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.5°N, 76.6°W
Oct 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.8°N, 77.6°W
Oct 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph26.0°N, 78.5°W
Oct 17, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph26.2°N, 79.5°W
Oct 17, 16:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm69 mph26.4°N, 80.1°W
Oct 17, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.5°N, 80.5°W
Oct 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.8°N, 81.3°W
Oct 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.2°N, 81.8°W