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Unnamed hurricane of 1885 (AL061885)

Unnamed hurricane of 1885 (AL061885) 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 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Gulfport, MS, 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
5
LandfallsFirst September 26, 1885
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 1885 (AL061885)’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 26, 1885, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 57 miles from Gulfport, MS

Modeled winds at cities (5)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Gulfport, MS68 mph56 mph13 milesSep 26, 1885, 5:30 AM GMT-6
Slidell, LA63 mph51 mph45 milesSep 26, 1885, 12:00 PM GMT-6
Mobile, AL61 mph50 mph5 milesSep 26, 1885, 6:00 PM GMT-6
New Orleans, LA61 mph49 mph50 milesSep 26, 1885, 6:00 AM GMT-6
Daphne, AL56 mph45 mph2 milesSep 26, 1885, 6:00 PM GMT-6

Best track (37 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.4°N, 87.8°W
Sep 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.7°N, 87.9°W
Sep 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.0°N, 88.0°W
Sep 24, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.4°N, 88.1°W
Sep 25, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.8°N, 88.3°W
Sep 25, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph28.2°N, 88.4°W
Sep 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph28.7°N, 88.6°W
Sep 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.0°N, 88.8°W
Sep 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph29.3°N, 88.9°W
Sep 26, 04:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm69 mph29.6°N, 89.0°W
Sep 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph29.7°N, 89.0°W
Sep 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph30.0°N, 89.1°W
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