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Unnamed hurricane of 1880 (AL041880)

Unnamed hurricane of 1880 (AL041880) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 104 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 972 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 13 of the cities we track; the strongest was Palm Bay, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 107 mph.

Peak strength104 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
13
LandfallsFirst August 29, 1880
2
Lowest pressure
972 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 (AL041880)’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 29, 1880, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 17 miles from Palm Bay, FL
  2. August 31, 1880, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 62 miles from Tallahassee, FL

Modeled winds at cities (13)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Palm Bay, FL107 mph87 mph17 milesAug 29, 1880, 3:18 AM GMT-4:56:02
Orlando, FL95 mph77 mph9 milesAug 29, 1880, 9:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Deltona, FL83 mph67 mph39 milesAug 29, 1880, 8:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Port St. Lucie, FL81 mph66 mph59 milesAug 29, 1880, 12:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Tallahassee, FL67 mph55 mph61 milesAug 30, 1880, 10:33 PM GMT-4:56:02
Lakeland, FL67 mph55 mph28 milesAug 29, 1880, 3:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Crestview, FL67 mph54 mph15 milesAug 31, 1880, 1:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Ocala, FL66 mph54 mph41 milesAug 30, 1880, 5:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Tampa, FL60 mph49 mph43 milesAug 30, 1880, 12:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Pensacola, FL59 mph48 mph21 milesAug 31, 1880, 10:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Gainesville, FL59 mph48 mph68 milesAug 30, 1880, 12:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Daphne, AL53 mph43 mph41 milesAug 31, 1880, 12:39 PM GMT-5:50:36
Mobile, AL49 mph40 mph48 milesAug 31, 1880, 1:39 PM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (37 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.7°N, 57.5°W
Aug 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.9°N, 58.6°W
Aug 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.0°N, 59.7°W
Aug 24, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.2°N, 60.7°W
Aug 25, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.5°N, 61.8°W
Aug 25, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.7°N, 62.8°W
Aug 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph26.0°N, 63.8°W
Aug 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph26.2°N, 65.0°W
Aug 26, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.4°N, 66.1°W
Aug 26, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph26.6°N, 67.3°W
Aug 26, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph26.7°N, 68.5°W
Aug 26, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph26.9°N, 69.6°W
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