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Unnamed hurricane of 1879 (AL041879)

Unnamed hurricane of 1879 (AL041879) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 127 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 7 of the cities we track; the strongest was Baton Rouge, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 93 mph.

Peak strength127 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
7
LandfallsFirst September 1, 1879
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 1879 (AL041879)’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 1, 1879, Category 3 at 127 mph, about 62 miles from Lafayette, LA

Modeled winds at cities (7)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Baton Rouge, LA93 mph76 mph16 milesSep 1, 1879, 12:24 PM GMT-5:50:36
Lafayette, LA86 mph70 mph58 milesSep 1, 1879, 9:54 AM GMT-5:50:36
New Orleans, LA80 mph65 mph61 milesSep 1, 1879, 1:09 PM GMT-5:50:36
Slidell, LA74 mph60 mph63 milesSep 1, 1879, 2:09 PM GMT-5:50:36
Jackson, MS52 mph42 mph15 milesSep 1, 1879, 8:54 PM GMT-5:50:36
Gulfport, MS52 mph42 mph99 milesSep 1, 1879, 2:39 PM GMT-5:50:36
Lake Charles, LA50 mph41 mph119 milesSep 1, 1879, 9:54 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (21 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 29, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.5°N, 88.5°W
Aug 29, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.7°N, 88.8°W
Aug 29, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.0°N, 89.1°W
Aug 29, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.2°N, 89.3°W
Aug 30, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph24.4°N, 89.6°W
Aug 30, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph24.7°N, 90.0°W
Aug 30, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph25.0°N, 90.3°W
Aug 30, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph25.4°N, 90.6°W
Aug 31, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph25.8°N, 91.0°W
Aug 31, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph26.2°N, 91.3°W
Aug 31, 12:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane115 mph26.8°N, 91.5°W
Aug 31, 18:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane115 mph27.3°N, 91.6°W
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