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Unnamed hurricane of 1880 (AL061880)

Unnamed hurricane of 1880 (AL061880) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 987 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 62 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst September 8, 1880
2
Lowest pressure
987 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 (AL061880)’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 8, 1880, tropical storm at 58 mph, 29.8°N, 83.6°W
  2. September 9, 1880, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 56 miles from Wilmington, NC

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
Wilmington, NC62 mph50 mph18 milesSep 9, 1880, 4:18 AM GMT-4:56:02
Jacksonville, FL55 mph45 mph35 milesSep 8, 1880, 3:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Myrtle Beach, SC53 mph43 mph42 milesSep 9, 1880, 1:03 AM GMT-4:56:02
Virginia Beach, VA48 mph39 mph56 milesSep 9, 1880, 10:18 AM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (26 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 6, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.9°N, 88.6°W
Sep 6, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.2°N, 88.4°W
Sep 6, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.6°N, 88.0°W
Sep 6, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.9°N, 87.6°W
Sep 7, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph25.2°N, 87.3°W
Sep 7, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph25.6°N, 87.0°W
Sep 7, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.0°N, 86.6°W
Sep 7, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.6°N, 86.3°W
Sep 8, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.1°N, 86.0°W
Sep 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.7°N, 85.6°W
Sep 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph28.7°N, 84.6°W
Sep 8, 16:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph29.8°N, 83.6°W
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