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Unnamed hurricane of 1876 (AL051876)

Unnamed hurricane of 1876 (AL051876) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 115 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 958 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 8 of the cities we track; the strongest was Port St. Lucie, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 96 mph.

Peak strength115 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
8
LandfallsFirst October 20, 1876
1
Lowest pressure
958 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 1876 (AL051876)’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 20, 1876, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 34 miles from Naples, FL

Modeled winds at cities (8)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Port St. Lucie, FL96 mph78 mph13 milesOct 20, 1876, 5:18 AM GMT-4:56:02
Naples, FL91 mph74 mph32 milesOct 20, 1876, 12:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Palm Bay, FL78 mph63 mph25 milesOct 20, 1876, 9:18 AM GMT-4:56:02
Miami, FL75 mph61 mph68 milesOct 20, 1876, 12:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Cape Coral, FL68 mph55 mph58 milesOct 20, 1876, 12:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Orlando, FL52 mph42 mph78 milesOct 20, 1876, 9:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
North Port, FL51 mph42 mph81 milesOct 20, 1876, 12:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Deltona, FL48 mph39 mph87 milesOct 20, 1876, 10:48 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (49 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 12, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph12.0°N, 79.0°W
Oct 12, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph12.2°N, 79.0°W
Oct 12, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph12.4°N, 79.0°W
Oct 12, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph12.6°N, 79.0°W
Oct 13, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph12.8°N, 79.0°W
Oct 13, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph13.0°N, 79.1°W
Oct 13, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph13.2°N, 79.2°W
Oct 13, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph13.5°N, 79.2°W
Oct 14, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph13.8°N, 79.4°W
Oct 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.1°N, 79.5°W
Oct 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.4°N, 79.6°W
Oct 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.7°N, 79.7°W
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