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Unnamed hurricane of 1871 (AL071871)

Unnamed hurricane of 1871 (AL071871) 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 one of the cities we track; the strongest was Tallahassee, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 59 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst October 5, 1871
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 1871 (AL071871)’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. October 5, 1871, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 38 miles from Tallahassee, FL

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tallahassee, FL59 mph48 mph37 milesOct 5, 1871, 10:18 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (33 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 30, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.1°N, 92.1°W
Sep 30, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.2°N, 92.6°W
Sep 30, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.7°N, 93.1°W
Sep 30, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.2°N, 93.8°W
Oct 1, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.9°N, 94.3°W
Oct 1, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.4°N, 94.8°W
Oct 1, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.0°N, 95.1°W
Oct 1, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.9°N, 95.4°W
Oct 2, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph25.9°N, 95.4°W
Oct 2, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.8°N, 95.1°W
Oct 2, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.5°N, 94.8°W
Oct 2, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.8°N, 94.0°W
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