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Unnamed hurricane of 1879 (AL031879)

Unnamed hurricane of 1879 (AL031879) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 104 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 964 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 Beaumont, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 103 mph.

Peak strength104 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
9
LandfallsFirst August 23, 1879
1
Lowest pressure
964 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 1879 (AL031879)’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. August 23, 1879, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 37 miles from Beaumont, TX

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
Beaumont, TX103 mph84 mph10 milesAug 22, 1879, 7:54 PM GMT-5:50:36
League City, TX92 mph74 mph43 milesAug 22, 1879, 7:39 PM GMT-5:50:36
Pasadena, TX89 mph73 mph45 milesAug 22, 1879, 7:54 PM GMT-5:50:36
Pearland, TX82 mph66 mph56 milesAug 22, 1879, 7:54 PM GMT-5:50:36
Houston, TX78 mph63 mph61 milesAug 22, 1879, 7:54 PM GMT-5:50:36
Lake Charles, LA75 mph61 mph64 milesAug 22, 1879, 9:39 PM GMT-5:50:36
Sugar Land, TX69 mph56 mph74 milesAug 22, 1879, 7:54 PM GMT-5:50:36
Conroe, TX64 mph52 mph71 milesAug 22, 1879, 7:54 PM GMT-5:50:36
Shreveport, LA53 mph43 mph3 milesAug 23, 1879, 4:24 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (25 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 19, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph16.7°N, 81.1°W
Aug 19, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph17.1°N, 82.1°W
Aug 19, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph17.5°N, 83.0°W
Aug 19, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph18.0°N, 84.1°W
Aug 20, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph18.5°N, 85.4°W
Aug 20, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph19.1°N, 86.5°W
Aug 20, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph19.7°N, 87.6°W
Aug 20, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph20.2°N, 89.0°W
Aug 21, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph21.0°N, 90.3°W
Aug 21, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph22.0°N, 91.5°W
Aug 21, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph23.0°N, 92.5°W
Aug 21, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph24.0°N, 93.0°W
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