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Unnamed tropical storm of 1885 (AL081885)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1885 (AL081885) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 69 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Gainesville, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 59 mph.

Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst October 11, 1885
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 1885 (AL081885)’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, 1885, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 55 miles from Gainesville, FL

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Gainesville, FL59 mph48 mph44 milesOct 11, 1885, 5:45 PM GMT-5
Ocala, FL55 mph45 mph65 milesOct 11, 1885, 5:00 PM GMT-5
Savannah, GA49 mph40 mph46 milesOct 12, 1885, 4:00 AM GMT-5
Tampa, FL49 mph40 mph77 milesOct 11, 1885, 11:30 AM GMT-5

Best track (17 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 10, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph23.9°N, 83.0°W
Oct 10, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.7°N, 83.3°W
Oct 11, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.7°N, 83.6°W
Oct 11, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.5°N, 83.9°W
Oct 11, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph27.3°N, 84.0°W
Oct 11, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.6°N, 83.6°W
Oct 11, 22:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm69 mph29.4°N, 83.2°W
Oct 12, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.0°N, 83.0°W
Oct 12, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph31.4°N, 82.4°W
Oct 12, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph33.0°N, 81.5°W
Oct 12, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph34.0°N, 80.8°W
Oct 13, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph34.9°N, 80.0°W
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