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Unnamed hurricane of 1872 (AL051872)

Unnamed hurricane of 1872 (AL051872) 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 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 63 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst October 23, 1872
2
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 1872 (AL051872)’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 23, 1872, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 47 miles from Lakeland, FL
  2. October 25, 1872, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 17 miles from Wilmington, NC

Modeled winds at cities (3)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Wilmington, NC63 mph51 mph9 milesOct 24, 1872, 1:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Myrtle Beach, SC54 mph44 mph57 milesOct 24, 1872, 1:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Lakeland, FL50 mph40 mph15 milesOct 23, 1872, 4:03 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (28 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 22, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.4°N, 89.3°W
Oct 22, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.0°N, 88.3°W
Oct 22, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.7°N, 87.3°W
Oct 22, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph25.7°N, 86.2°W
Oct 23, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.7°N, 84.8°W
Oct 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.6°N, 83.3°W
Oct 23, 08:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph27.9°N, 82.7°W
Oct 23, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph28.4°N, 81.8°W
Oct 23, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph29.0°N, 80.3°W
Oct 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.0°N, 79.0°W
Oct 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph31.3°N, 78.5°W
Oct 24, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph32.6°N, 78.2°W
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