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Unnamed hurricane of 1874 (AL061874)

Unnamed hurricane of 1874 (AL061874) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 92 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 980 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 28 of the cities we track; the strongest was Myrtle Beach, SC, with a modeled peak gust of 84 mph.

Peak strength92 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
28
LandfallsFirst September 28, 1874
2
Lowest pressure
980 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 1874 (AL061874)’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 28, 1874, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 46 miles from Ocala, FL
  2. September 28, 1874, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 2 miles from Charleston, SC

Modeled winds at cities (28)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Myrtle Beach, SC84 mph69 mph17 milesSep 28, 1874, 4:33 PM GMT-4:56:02
Charleston, SC83 mph67 mph2 milesSep 28, 1874, 11:33 AM GMT-4:56:02
Hilton Head Island, SC78 mph63 mph15 milesSep 28, 1874, 11:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Ocala, FL77 mph63 mph33 milesSep 27, 1874, 11:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Wilmington, NC76 mph61 mph44 milesSep 28, 1874, 9:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Boston, MA71 mph58 mph39 milesSep 30, 1874, 1:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Providence, RI70 mph57 mph46 milesSep 29, 1874, 11:33 PM GMT-4:56:02
Norwich, CT69 mph56 mph32 milesSep 29, 1874, 10:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Savannah, GA69 mph56 mph32 milesSep 28, 1874, 10:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Jacksonville, FL69 mph56 mph10 milesSep 28, 1874, 4:33 AM GMT-4:56:02
Gainesville, FL68 mph55 mph3 milesSep 27, 1874, 11:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Portland, ME65 mph53 mph20 milesSep 30, 1874, 4:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
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Best track (27 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 25, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph17.5°N, 86.4°W
Sep 25, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph18.1°N, 87.1°W
Sep 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph18.5°N, 87.5°W
Sep 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.0°N, 88.0°W
Sep 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.6°N, 88.4°W
Sep 26, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph20.4°N, 88.6°W
Sep 26, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph21.2°N, 88.8°W
Sep 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.2°N, 88.5°W
Sep 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.2°N, 88.0°W
Sep 27, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.2°N, 87.5°W
Sep 27, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.2°N, 86.5°W
Sep 27, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph26.8°N, 85.1°W
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