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Unnamed hurricane of 1873 (AL051873)

Unnamed hurricane of 1873 (AL051873) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 115 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 959 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 9 of the cities we track; the strongest was Naples, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 124 mph.

Peak strength115 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
9
LandfallsFirst October 7, 1873
1
Lowest pressure
959 mb

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 1873 (AL051873)’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 7, 1873, Category 3 at 115 mph, about 16 miles from Cape Coral, FL

Modeled winds at cities (9)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Naples, FL124 mph101 mph35 milesOct 6, 1873, 8:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Cape Coral, FL110 mph90 mph1 milesOct 6, 1873, 7:33 PM GMT-4:56:02
Port St. Lucie, FL101 mph82 mph37 milesOct 6, 1873, 11:33 PM GMT-4:56:02
North Port, FL90 mph73 mph28 milesOct 6, 1873, 7:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Palm Bay, FL81 mph66 mph8 milesOct 6, 1873, 11:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Lakeland, FL54 mph44 mph68 milesOct 6, 1873, 9:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Miami, FL54 mph44 mph121 milesOct 6, 1873, 9:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Orlando, FL52 mph42 mph62 milesOct 6, 1873, 11:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Tampa, FL50 mph40 mph86 milesOct 6, 1873, 9:03 PM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (59 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph14.7°N, 62.3°W
Sep 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph14.8°N, 63.1°W
Sep 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph15.0°N, 64.0°W
Sep 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph15.3°N, 65.1°W
Sep 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph15.7°N, 66.5°W
Sep 27, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph16.0°N, 67.6°W
Sep 27, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph16.2°N, 69.0°W
Sep 27, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph16.6°N, 70.1°W
Sep 28, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph16.9°N, 71.1°W
Sep 28, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph17.4°N, 72.3°W
Sep 28, 12:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane115 mph18.0°N, 73.0°W
Sep 28, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph19.0°N, 73.9°W
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