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Unnamed hurricane of 1879 (AL071879)

Unnamed hurricane of 1879 (AL071879) 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 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Ocala, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 58 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst October 27, 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 hurricane of 1879 (AL071879)’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 27, 1879, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 35 miles from Ocala, FL

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Ocala, FL58 mph47 mph7 milesOct 27, 1879, 4:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Tampa, FL54 mph44 mph67 milesOct 27, 1879, 3:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Deltona, FL52 mph42 mph53 milesOct 27, 1879, 6:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Lakeland, FL49 mph40 mph79 milesOct 27, 1879, 4:03 PM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (25 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.2°N, 84.6°W
Oct 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.6°N, 85.1°W
Oct 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.1°N, 85.6°W
Oct 24, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.4°N, 86.0°W
Oct 25, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.7°N, 86.3°W
Oct 25, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.1°N, 86.6°W
Oct 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.2°N, 86.9°W
Oct 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.7°N, 87.3°W
Oct 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.1°N, 87.6°W
Oct 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.5°N, 87.9°W
Oct 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.0°N, 88.0°W
Oct 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.5°N, 88.0°W
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