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Unnamed hurricane of 1885 (AL021885)

Unnamed hurricane of 1885 (AL021885) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 104 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 958 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 15 of the cities we track; the strongest was Charleston, SC, with a modeled peak gust of 103 mph.

Peak strength104 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
15
LandfallsFirst August 25, 1885
1
Lowest pressure
958 mb

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 hurricane of 1885 (AL021885)’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 25, 1885, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 17 miles from Charleston, SC

Modeled winds at cities (15)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Charleston, SC103 mph84 mph5 milesAug 25, 1885, 6:00 AM GMT-5
Hilton Head Island, SC96 mph78 mph23 milesAug 25, 1885, 6:00 AM GMT-5
Myrtle Beach, SC93 mph75 mph5 milesAug 25, 1885, 11:00 AM GMT-5
Savannah, GA89 mph72 mph43 milesAug 25, 1885, 3:00 AM GMT-5
Wilmington, NC85 mph69 mph11 milesAug 25, 1885, 2:30 PM GMT-5
Deltona, FL83 mph68 mph44 milesAug 24, 1885, 1:00 PM GMT-5
Jacksonville, FL83 mph67 mph52 milesAug 24, 1885, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Palm Bay, FL82 mph66 mph28 milesAug 24, 1885, 7:15 AM GMT-5
Port St. Lucie, FL74 mph60 mph24 milesAug 24, 1885, 4:15 AM GMT-5
Orlando, FL70 mph57 mph57 milesAug 24, 1885, 10:00 AM GMT-5
Miami, FL60 mph48 mph49 milesAug 23, 1885, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Ocala, FL55 mph45 mph95 milesAug 24, 1885, 1:30 PM GMT-5
Fayetteville, NC54 mph44 mph74 milesAug 25, 1885, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Columbia, SC54 mph44 mph99 milesAug 25, 1885, 6:45 AM GMT-5
Gainesville, FL53 mph43 mph100 milesAug 24, 1885, 4:45 PM GMT-5

Best track (32 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 21, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.2°N, 67.0°W
Aug 21, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.2°N, 68.4°W
Aug 21, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.4°N, 69.8°W
Aug 21, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.5°N, 71.4°W
Aug 22, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph21.7°N, 72.5°W
Aug 22, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.0°N, 73.8°W
Aug 22, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.2°N, 75.1°W
Aug 22, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.6°N, 76.3°W
Aug 23, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph23.0°N, 77.1°W
Aug 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph23.5°N, 78.0°W
Aug 23, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.2°N, 78.6°W
Aug 23, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.1°N, 79.1°W
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