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Unnamed tropical storm of 1863 (AL061863)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1863 (AL061863) 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 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Atlantic City, NJ, with a modeled peak gust of 53 mph.

Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst September 18, 1863
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 tropical storm of 1863 (AL061863)’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, 1863, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 52 miles from Wilmington, NC

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Atlantic City, NJ53 mph43 mph30 milesSep 18, 1863, 8:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Wilmington, NC53 mph43 mph29 milesSep 18, 1863, 4:33 AM GMT-4:56:02
Miami, FL50 mph41 mph26 milesSep 16, 1863, 6:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Bridgeport, CT48 mph39 mph38 milesSep 19, 1863, 12:03 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (15 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.7°N, 79.9°W
Sep 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph25.2°N, 79.9°W
Sep 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.7°N, 79.8°W
Sep 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.3°N, 79.6°W
Sep 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph27.0°N, 79.4°W
Sep 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph27.8°N, 79.3°W
Sep 17, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.8°N, 79.1°W
Sep 17, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph30.1°N, 78.9°W
Sep 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph31.5°N, 78.6°W
Sep 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph32.9°N, 78.0°W
Sep 18, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph34.3°N, 77.3°W
Sep 18, 13:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm69 mph34.6°N, 77.1°W
Sep 18, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph36.0°N, 76.5°W
Sep 19, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph38.5°N, 75.6°W
Sep 19, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph42.0°N, 73.5°W