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Unnamed hurricane of 1887 (AL071887)

Unnamed hurricane of 1887 (AL071887) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 127 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 Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 69 mph.

Peak strength127 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
Landfalls
0
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 (AL071887)’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, NC69 mph56 mph93 milesAug 24, 1887, 1:00 PM GMT-5
Myrtle Beach, SC58 mph47 mph115 milesAug 24, 1887, 6:45 AM GMT-5
Charleston, SC51 mph42 mph135 milesAug 24, 1887, 4:15 AM GMT-5
Port St. Lucie, FL50 mph41 mph115 milesAug 22, 1887, 1:00 PM GMT-5

Best track (39 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.0°N, 60.0°W
Aug 18, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.8°N, 61.0°W
Aug 18, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.6°N, 62.0°W
Aug 19, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.4°N, 63.2°W
Aug 19, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph21.2°N, 64.5°W
Aug 19, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.0°N, 66.0°W
Aug 19, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.8°N, 67.5°W
Aug 20, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph23.6°N, 69.0°W
Aug 20, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph24.3°N, 70.5°W
Aug 20, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.0°N, 72.0°W
Aug 20, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.5°N, 73.3°W
Aug 21, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph25.9°N, 74.4°W
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