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Unnamed hurricane of 1880 (AL021880)

Unnamed hurricane of 1880 (AL021880) was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 150 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 931 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Brownsville, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 147 mph.

Peak strength150 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst August 13, 1880
1
Lowest pressure
931 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 1880 (AL021880)’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 13, 1880, Category 4 at 150 mph, in Mexico

Modeled winds at cities (5)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Brownsville, TX147 mph119 mph3 milesAug 12, 1880, 9:39 PM GMT-5:50:36
Edinburg, TX122 mph99 mph2 milesAug 13, 1880, 1:09 AM GMT-5:50:36
McAllen, TX116 mph95 mph10 milesAug 13, 1880, 1:24 AM GMT-5:50:36
Laredo, TX68 mph55 mph22 milesAug 13, 1880, 11:54 AM GMT-5:50:36
Corpus Christi, TX53 mph43 mph114 milesAug 13, 1880, 12:09 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (45 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 4, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.0°N, 59.8°W
Aug 4, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph15.9°N, 61.8°W
Aug 4, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.0°N, 64.0°W
Aug 4, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.1°N, 65.5°W
Aug 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.2°N, 67.0°W
Aug 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.2°N, 68.4°W
Aug 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.5°N, 69.8°W
Aug 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.6°N, 71.1°W
Aug 6, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph16.7°N, 72.5°W
Aug 6, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph16.7°N, 73.8°W
Aug 6, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph17.0°N, 75.1°W
Aug 6, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph17.1°N, 76.3°W
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