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Unnamed hurricane of 1888 (AL091888)

Unnamed hurricane of 1888 (AL091888) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 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 Boston, MA, with a modeled peak gust of 58 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
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 1888 (AL091888)’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 (5)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Boston, MA58 mph47 mph114 milesNov 27, 1888, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Providence, RI57 mph46 mph116 milesNov 27, 1888, 10:00 AM GMT-5
Portland, ME56 mph45 mph122 milesNov 27, 1888, 9:30 PM GMT-5
Norwich, CT51 mph41 mph135 milesNov 27, 1888, 5:00 AM GMT-5
Worcester, MA48 mph39 mph148 milesNov 27, 1888, 12:00 PM GMT-5

Best track (64 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Nov 17, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.2°N, 56.0°W
Nov 17, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph23.5°N, 56.6°W
Nov 17, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph23.8°N, 57.1°W
Nov 17, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.2°N, 57.8°W
Nov 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.6°N, 58.5°W
Nov 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.9°N, 59.2°W
Nov 18, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.1°N, 59.8°W
Nov 18, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.2°N, 60.5°W
Nov 19, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.3°N, 61.2°W
Nov 19, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.4°N, 61.9°W
Nov 19, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.5°N, 62.6°W
Nov 19, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.7°N, 63.4°W
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