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Unnamed tropical storm of 1871 (AL021871)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1871 (AL021871) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 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 Pasadena, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 52 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst June 9, 1871
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 1871 (AL021871)’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 9, 1871, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 21 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
Pasadena, TX52 mph43 mph7 milesJun 9, 1871, 11:24 AM GMT-5:50:36
Pearland, TX51 mph42 mph18 milesJun 9, 1871, 11:09 AM GMT-5:50:36
League City, TX50 mph41 mph6 milesJun 9, 1871, 10:24 AM GMT-5:50:36
Houston, TX49 mph40 mph20 milesJun 9, 1871, 11:54 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (13 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 8, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.4°N, 90.4°W
Jun 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.2°N, 91.1°W
Jun 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph25.0°N, 91.8°W
Jun 8, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph25.9°N, 92.6°W
Jun 9, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.7°N, 93.3°W
Jun 9, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.4°N, 94.0°W
Jun 9, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph28.3°N, 94.6°W
Jun 9, 17:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph29.2°N, 95.0°W
Jun 9, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.3°N, 95.0°W
Jun 10, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph30.3°N, 95.1°W
Jun 10, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph31.3°N, 95.1°W
Jun 10, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph32.4°N, 95.0°W
Jun 10, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph33.5°N, 95.0°W