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Unnamed tropical storm of 1879 (AL051879)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1879 (AL051879) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Gulfport, MS, with a modeled peak gust of 51 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst October 7, 1879
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

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  • 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 tropical storm of 1879 (AL051879)’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 7, 1879, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 98 miles from Gulfport, MS

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Gulfport, MS51 mph41 mph37 milesOct 7, 1879, 2:54 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (21 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph14.5°N, 77.6°W
Oct 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph15.4°N, 78.6°W
Oct 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.2°N, 79.5°W
Oct 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph17.2°N, 80.4°W
Oct 4, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph18.2°N, 81.4°W
Oct 4, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.1°N, 82.1°W
Oct 4, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.0°N, 83.0°W
Oct 4, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.7°N, 83.9°W
Oct 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.6°N, 84.6°W
Oct 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.4°N, 85.4°W
Oct 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.1°N, 85.9°W
Oct 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.7°N, 86.4°W
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