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Unnamed hurricane of 1877 (AL021877)

Unnamed hurricane of 1877 (AL021877) 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 12 of the cities we track; the strongest was Pensacola, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 75 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
12
LandfallsFirst September 18, 1877
2
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 1877 (AL021877)’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 18, 1877, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 86 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
  2. September 19, 1877, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 24 miles from Crestview, FL

Modeled winds at cities (12)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Pensacola, FL75 mph61 mph15 milesSep 19, 1877, 2:33 PM GMT-4:56:02
Crestview, FL74 mph60 mph22 milesSep 19, 1877, 1:33 PM GMT-4:56:02
New Orleans, LA71 mph58 mph39 milesSep 18, 1877, 6:24 PM GMT-5:50:36
Daphne, AL68 mph55 mph39 milesSep 19, 1877, 7:54 AM GMT-5:50:36
Gulfport, MS65 mph53 mph48 milesSep 18, 1877, 11:54 PM GMT-5:50:36
Mobile, AL65 mph53 mph46 milesSep 19, 1877, 5:54 AM GMT-5:50:36
Slidell, LA64 mph52 mph52 milesSep 18, 1877, 8:09 PM GMT-5:50:36
Tallahassee, FL56 mph46 mph28 milesSep 20, 1877, 1:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
League City, TX53 mph43 mph78 milesSep 17, 1877, 5:54 AM GMT-5:50:36
Pearland, TX49 mph40 mph88 milesSep 17, 1877, 5:54 AM GMT-5:50:36
Baton Rouge, LA49 mph40 mph85 milesSep 18, 1877, 12:09 PM GMT-5:50:36
Pasadena, TX49 mph40 mph89 milesSep 17, 1877, 5:54 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (34 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 14, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.5°N, 92.0°W
Sep 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.9°N, 92.4°W
Sep 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.2°N, 93.0°W
Sep 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.9°N, 93.6°W
Sep 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.5°N, 94.1°W
Sep 15, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.1°N, 94.6°W
Sep 15, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.7°N, 95.0°W
Sep 15, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.2°N, 95.1°W
Sep 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.9°N, 95.3°W
Sep 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph26.4°N, 95.3°W
Sep 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph27.0°N, 95.3°W
Sep 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph27.4°N, 95.1°W
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