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Unnamed hurricane of 1887 (AL131887)

Unnamed hurricane of 1887 (AL131887) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 86 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 New Orleans, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 66 mph.

Peak strength86 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst October 19, 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 (AL131887)’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 19, 1887, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 72 miles from New Orleans, LA

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
New Orleans, LA66 mph54 mph26 milesOct 18, 1887, 11:30 PM GMT-6
Slidell, LA58 mph47 mph32 milesOct 19, 1887, 1:45 AM GMT-6
Gulfport, MS58 mph47 mph11 milesOct 19, 1887, 4:00 AM GMT-6
Daphne, AL53 mph43 mph20 milesOct 19, 1887, 9:45 AM GMT-6
Mobile, AL53 mph43 mph9 milesOct 19, 1887, 8:30 AM GMT-6

Best track (53 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 9, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.1°N, 59.7°W
Oct 9, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.2°N, 61.0°W
Oct 9, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph19.3°N, 62.4°W
Oct 10, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph19.3°N, 63.8°W
Oct 10, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph19.4°N, 65.2°W
Oct 10, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph19.4°N, 66.6°W
Oct 10, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph19.4°N, 68.0°W
Oct 11, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph19.4°N, 69.7°W
Oct 11, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph19.4°N, 71.1°W
Oct 11, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph19.5°N, 72.7°W
Oct 11, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph19.5°N, 74.3°W
Oct 12, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph19.6°N, 76.0°W
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