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Unnamed hurricane of 1882 (AL061882)

Unnamed hurricane of 1882 (AL061882) was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 138 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 10 of the cities we track; the strongest was Gainesville, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 67 mph.

Peak strength138 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
10
LandfallsFirst October 11, 1882
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 1882 (AL061882)’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 11, 1882, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 59 miles from Gainesville, FL

Modeled winds at cities (10)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Gainesville, FL67 mph55 mph43 milesOct 10, 1882, 11:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Wilmington, NC66 mph54 mph36 milesOct 12, 1882, 7:18 AM GMT-4:56:02
Ocala, FL60 mph49 mph71 milesOct 10, 1882, 11:03 PM GMT-4:56:02
Myrtle Beach, SC57 mph46 mph38 milesOct 12, 1882, 4:33 AM GMT-4:56:02
Jacksonville, FL55 mph45 mph42 milesOct 11, 1882, 9:48 AM GMT-4:56:02
Savannah, GA54 mph44 mph31 milesOct 11, 1882, 6:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Tampa, FL54 mph44 mph84 milesOct 10, 1882, 12:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Hilton Head Island, SC54 mph44 mph23 milesOct 11, 1882, 8:18 PM GMT-4:56:02
Charleston, SC53 mph43 mph28 milesOct 11, 1882, 11:48 PM GMT-4:56:02
Tallahassee, FL48 mph39 mph82 milesOct 10, 1882, 10:48 PM GMT-4:56:02

Best track (45 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph14.2°N, 81.6°W
Oct 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph14.6°N, 81.9°W
Oct 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph15.0°N, 82.0°W
Oct 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph15.4°N, 82.1°W
Oct 6, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph15.8°N, 82.1°W
Oct 6, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.2°N, 82.3°W
Oct 6, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.6°N, 82.4°W
Oct 6, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph17.0°N, 82.5°W
Oct 7, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph17.2°N, 82.6°W
Oct 7, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph17.7°N, 82.8°W
Oct 7, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph18.0°N, 82.9°W
Oct 7, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph18.4°N, 83.0°W
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