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Unnamed tropical storm of 1871 (AL011871)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1871 (AL011871) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 999 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was League City, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 54 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst June 4, 1871
1
Lowest pressure
999 mb

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 1871 (AL011871)’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 4, 1871, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 27 miles from League City, TX

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
League City, TX54 mph44 mph15 milesJun 4, 1871, 1:09 AM GMT-5:50:36
Pasadena, TX53 mph43 mph20 milesJun 4, 1871, 1:39 AM GMT-5:50:36
Pearland, TX53 mph43 mph8 milesJun 4, 1871, 1:09 AM GMT-5:50:36
Houston, TX50 mph40 mph14 milesJun 4, 1871, 2:39 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (21 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 1, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.1°N, 81.0°W
Jun 1, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.1°N, 82.1°W
Jun 1, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.2°N, 83.6°W
Jun 1, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.7°N, 84.6°W
Jun 2, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.2°N, 85.4°W
Jun 2, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.8°N, 86.1°W
Jun 2, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.1°N, 87.3°W
Jun 2, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.5°N, 88.6°W
Jun 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.8°N, 89.8°W
Jun 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.0°N, 91.1°W
Jun 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.3°N, 92.4°W
Jun 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.7°N, 93.3°W
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