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Unnamed hurricane of 1867 (AL011867)

Unnamed hurricane of 1867 (AL011867) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 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 Charleston, SC, with a modeled peak gust of 77 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst June 22, 1867
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 1867 (AL011867)’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. June 22, 1867, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 17 miles from Charleston, SC

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
Charleston, SC77 mph62 mph15 milesJun 22, 1867, 6:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Hilton Head Island, SC67 mph54 mph52 milesJun 22, 1867, 3:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Myrtle Beach, SC63 mph52 mph32 milesJun 22, 1867, 10:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Savannah, GA55 mph45 mph77 milesJun 22, 1867, 2:03 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (11 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 21, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.5°N, 80.0°W
Jun 21, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph30.3°N, 80.1°W
Jun 22, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph31.1°N, 80.0°W
Jun 22, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph31.8°N, 79.9°W
Jun 22, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph32.5°N, 79.8°W
Jun 22, 14:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane81 mph32.9°N, 79.7°W
Jun 22, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph33.2°N, 79.6°W
Jun 23, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph33.9°N, 79.4°W
Jun 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph34.5°N, 79.2°W
Jun 23, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph35.0°N, 79.0°W
Jun 23, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph35.5°N, 78.8°W