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Unnamed hurricane of 1880 (AL091880)

Unnamed hurricane of 1880 (AL091880) 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 6 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tampa, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 68 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
6
LandfallsFirst October 8, 1880
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

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 (AL091880)’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 8, 1880, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 60 miles from Tampa, FL

Modeled winds at cities (6)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tampa, FL68 mph55 mph58 milesOct 8, 1880, 11:33 AM GMT-4:56:02
Ocala, FL68 mph55 mph6 milesOct 8, 1880, 12:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Deltona, FL64 mph52 mph56 milesOct 8, 1880, 4:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Gainesville, FL63 mph51 mph28 milesOct 8, 1880, 1:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Lakeland, FL59 mph48 mph74 milesOct 8, 1880, 12:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Orlando, FL55 mph45 mph76 milesOct 8, 1880, 4:03 PM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (25 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph18.2°N, 85.1°W
Oct 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph18.6°N, 85.6°W
Oct 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.0°N, 86.0°W
Oct 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.6°N, 86.6°W
Oct 6, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph20.5°N, 87.1°W
Oct 6, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph21.4°N, 87.3°W
Oct 6, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.2°N, 87.3°W
Oct 6, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.7°N, 87.1°W
Oct 7, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph23.4°N, 86.8°W
Oct 7, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.1°N, 86.4°W
Oct 7, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.7°N, 86.0°W
Oct 7, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.4°N, 85.6°W
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