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Unnamed hurricane of 1871 (AL061871)

Unnamed hurricane of 1871 (AL061871) 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 Ocala, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 71 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst September 6, 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 hurricane of 1871 (AL061871)’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 6, 1871, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 51 miles from Ocala, FL

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
Ocala, FL71 mph58 mph36 milesSep 6, 1871, 9:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Gainesville, FL68 mph55 mph3 milesSep 6, 1871, 9:33 AM GMT-4:56:02
Tampa, FL53 mph43 mph87 milesSep 6, 1871, 7:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Jacksonville, FL52 mph42 mph2 milesSep 7, 1871, 12:03 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (17 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 5, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.0°N, 90.1°W
Sep 5, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.5°N, 89.0°W
Sep 5, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.0°N, 87.6°W
Sep 5, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.5°N, 86.1°W
Sep 6, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph28.1°N, 84.9°W
Sep 6, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph28.6°N, 84.1°W
Sep 6, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph29.0°N, 83.3°W
Sep 6, 14:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane81 mph29.2°N, 83.0°W
Sep 6, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.6°N, 82.5°W
Sep 7, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.2°N, 81.8°W
Sep 7, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.7°N, 81.1°W
Sep 7, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph31.3°N, 80.3°W
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