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Unnamed hurricane of 1889 (AL061889)

Unnamed hurricane of 1889 (AL061889) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 109 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 8 of the cities we track; the strongest was Pensacola, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 61 mph.

Peak strength109 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
8
LandfallsFirst September 23, 1889
2
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 1889 (AL061889)’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 23, 1889, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 66 miles from New Orleans, LA
  2. September 23, 1889, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 25 miles from Daphne, AL

Modeled winds at cities (8)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Pensacola, FL61 mph50 mph11 milesSep 23, 1889, 8:00 AM GMT-5
Crestview, FL59 mph48 mph16 milesSep 23, 1889, 10:00 AM GMT-5
Daphne, AL53 mph43 mph24 milesSep 23, 1889, 5:45 AM GMT-6
New Orleans, LA52 mph43 mph61 milesSep 22, 1889, 10:00 PM GMT-6
Augusta, GA51 mph42 mph34 milesSep 23, 1889, 10:45 PM GMT-5
Mobile, AL51 mph41 mph35 milesSep 23, 1889, 5:45 AM GMT-6
Columbia, SC50 mph41 mph39 milesSep 24, 1889, 1:45 AM GMT-5
Gulfport, MS48 mph39 mph54 milesSep 23, 1889, 3:00 AM GMT-6

Best track (61 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 12, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph15.7°N, 59.5°W
Sep 12, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph15.7°N, 60.7°W
Sep 12, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph15.7°N, 62.0°W
Sep 12, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph15.6°N, 63.3°W
Sep 13, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph15.6°N, 64.5°W
Sep 13, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph15.6°N, 65.9°W
Sep 13, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph15.7°N, 67.5°W
Sep 13, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph15.7°N, 68.8°W
Sep 14, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph15.7°N, 70.5°W
Sep 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph15.9°N, 72.1°W
Sep 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.0°N, 73.3°W
Sep 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.2°N, 74.2°W
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