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Unnamed hurricane of 1887 (AL041887)

Unnamed hurricane of 1887 (AL041887) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 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 Crestview, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 81 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst July 27, 1887
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 1887 (AL041887)’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. July 27, 1887, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 24 miles from Crestview, 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
Crestview, FL81 mph66 mph10 milesJul 27, 1887, 9:30 AM GMT-5
Pensacola, FL75 mph61 mph34 milesJul 27, 1887, 9:30 AM GMT-5
Daphne, AL54 mph44 mph77 milesJul 27, 1887, 8:30 AM GMT-6
Mobile, AL48 mph39 mph91 milesJul 27, 1887, 8:30 AM GMT-6

Best track (37 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 20, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph12.0°N, 57.6°W
Jul 20, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph12.1°N, 59.2°W
Jul 20, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph12.3°N, 61.0°W
Jul 20, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph12.5°N, 62.4°W
Jul 21, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph12.7°N, 63.6°W
Jul 21, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph12.9°N, 64.9°W
Jul 21, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph13.2°N, 66.3°W
Jul 21, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph13.4°N, 67.6°W
Jul 22, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph13.7°N, 68.9°W
Jul 22, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph14.0°N, 70.2°W
Jul 22, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph14.2°N, 71.4°W
Jul 22, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph14.4°N, 72.6°W
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