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Unnamed tropical storm of 1881 (AL011881)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1881 (AL011881) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Daphne, AL, with a modeled peak gust of 55 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst August 3, 1881
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 tropical storm of 1881 (AL011881)’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 3, 1881, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 34 miles from Mobile, AL

Modeled winds at cities (2)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Daphne, AL55 mph44 mph29 milesAug 3, 1881, 7:09 AM GMT-5:50:36
Mobile, AL54 mph44 mph15 milesAug 3, 1881, 6:54 AM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (15 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 1, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.0°N, 85.5°W
Aug 1, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.5°N, 85.8°W
Aug 1, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.0°N, 86.0°W
Aug 1, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.6°N, 86.3°W
Aug 2, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph25.2°N, 86.6°W
Aug 2, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.1°N, 86.8°W
Aug 2, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.0°N, 87.0°W
Aug 2, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.7°N, 87.4°W
Aug 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph28.5°N, 87.8°W
Aug 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.3°N, 88.1°W
Aug 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.1°N, 88.3°W
Aug 3, 13:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph30.2°N, 88.3°W
Aug 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph30.9°N, 88.4°W
Aug 4, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph31.5°N, 88.6°W
Aug 4, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph32.0°N, 88.8°W