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Unnamed hurricane of 1887 (AL061887)

Unnamed hurricane of 1887 (AL061887) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 972 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 73 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
Landfalls
0
Lowest pressure
972 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 1887 (AL061887)’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

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
Wilmington, NC73 mph59 mph79 milesAug 20, 1887, 12:30 AM GMT-5
Myrtle Beach, SC59 mph48 mph99 milesAug 19, 1887, 9:15 PM GMT-5
Charleston, SC51 mph41 mph117 milesAug 19, 1887, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Virginia Beach, VA50 mph41 mph125 milesAug 20, 1887, 9:15 AM GMT-5

Best track (38 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph17.0°N, 59.0°W
Aug 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.0°N, 60.0°W
Aug 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.0°N, 61.0°W
Aug 15, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph20.0°N, 62.2°W
Aug 15, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.0°N, 63.4°W
Aug 15, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.8°N, 64.6°W
Aug 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.4°N, 65.8°W
Aug 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph22.9°N, 66.9°W
Aug 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.4°N, 68.0°W
Aug 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.8°N, 69.1°W
Aug 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph24.2°N, 70.2°W
Aug 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.6°N, 71.3°W
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