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Unnamed tropical storm of 1882 (AL031882)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1882 (AL031882) 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 Lake Charles, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 56 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst September 15, 1882
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 1882 (AL031882)’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 15, 1882, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 33 miles from Beaumont, TX

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
Lake Charles, LA56 mph45 mph39 milesSep 14, 1882, 10:09 PM GMT-5:50:36
Beaumont, TX52 mph42 mph3 milesSep 14, 1882, 10:54 PM GMT-5:50:36

Best track (10 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 14, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph26.5°N, 91.5°W
Sep 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph27.0°N, 91.7°W
Sep 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.7°N, 92.0°W
Sep 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph28.5°N, 92.3°W
Sep 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.4°N, 93.0°W
Sep 15, 05:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph29.8°N, 93.7°W
Sep 15, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.9°N, 93.8°W
Sep 15, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph30.4°N, 94.5°W
Sep 15, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph30.9°N, 95.0°W
Sep 16, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph31.5°N, 95.3°W