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Unnamed tropical storm of 1888 (AL051888)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1888 (AL051888) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 999 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Gainesville, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 54 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst September 8, 1888
1
Lowest pressure
999 mb

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 tropical storm of 1888 (AL051888)’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. September 8, 1888, tropical storm at 52 mph, 26.7°N, 80.1°W

Modeled winds at cities (2)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Gainesville, FL54 mph44 mph33 milesSep 9, 1888, 3:15 AM GMT-5
Ocala, FL53 mph43 mph41 milesSep 9, 1888, 1:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (28 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 6, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph23.5°N, 71.7°W
Sep 6, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph23.9°N, 73.0°W
Sep 6, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.4°N, 74.3°W
Sep 7, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.8°N, 75.5°W
Sep 7, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph25.3°N, 76.8°W
Sep 7, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph25.8°N, 78.0°W
Sep 7, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph26.2°N, 79.2°W
Sep 8, 00:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm52 mph26.7°N, 80.1°W
Sep 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph27.2°N, 81.1°W
Sep 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1002 mb27.7°N, 81.8°W
Sep 8, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph28.3°N, 82.4°W
Sep 9, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph28.6°N, 82.6°W
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