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Unnamed hurricane of 1888 (AL011888)

Unnamed hurricane of 1888 (AL011888) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 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 Sugar Land, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 65 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst June 17, 1888
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 1888 (AL011888)’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. June 17, 1888, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 62 miles from Sugar Land, TX

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
Sugar Land, TX65 mph53 mph41 milesJun 17, 1888, 12:00 AM GMT-6
Pearland, TX64 mph52 mph55 milesJun 17, 1888, 12:00 AM GMT-6
League City, TX64 mph52 mph63 milesJun 17, 1888, 12:00 AM GMT-6
Pasadena, TX59 mph48 mph68 milesJun 17, 1888, 12:00 AM GMT-6
Houston, TX57 mph46 mph60 milesJun 17, 1888, 12:00 AM GMT-6

Best track (12 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph27.5°N, 93.2°W
Jun 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph27.7°N, 93.7°W
Jun 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph28.0°N, 94.3°W
Jun 16, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph28.2°N, 94.8°W
Jun 17, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph28.4°N, 95.3°W
Jun 17, 06:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane81 mph28.7°N, 95.7°W
Jun 17, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.0°N, 96.0°W
Jun 17, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph29.4°N, 96.3°W
Jun 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph29.9°N, 96.5°W
Jun 18, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph30.4°N, 96.7°W
Jun 18, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph31.0°N, 96.8°W
Jun 18, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph31.3°N, 96.6°W