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Unnamed hurricane of 1877 (AL041877)

Unnamed hurricane of 1877 (AL041877) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 115 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 6 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tallahassee, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 92 mph.

Peak strength115 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
6
LandfallsFirst October 3, 1877
1
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 (AL041877)’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 3, 1877, Category 3 at 115 mph, about 81 miles from Tallahassee, FL

Modeled winds at cities (6)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tallahassee, FL92 mph75 mph23 milesOct 3, 1877, 4:33 AM GMT-4:56:02
Crestview, FL69 mph56 mph83 milesOct 2, 1877, 11:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Atlantic City, NJ59 mph48 mph11 milesOct 4, 1877, 9:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Pensacola, FL58 mph48 mph101 milesOct 2, 1877, 8:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Virginia Beach, VA54 mph44 mph64 milesOct 4, 1877, 2:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Fayetteville, NC48 mph39 mph11 milesOct 4, 1877, 6:18 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (61 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 21, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph11.7°N, 55.5°W
Sep 21, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph11.7°N, 56.5°W
Sep 21, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph11.7°N, 57.7°W
Sep 21, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph11.8°N, 59.1°W
Sep 22, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph11.8°N, 60.5°W
Sep 22, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph11.8°N, 62.0°W
Sep 22, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph11.7°N, 63.3°W
Sep 22, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph11.6°N, 64.4°W
Sep 23, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph11.6°N, 65.8°W
Sep 23, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph11.6°N, 67.0°W
Sep 23, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph11.7°N, 68.0°W
Sep 23, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph11.8°N, 69.1°W
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