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Unnamed hurricane of 1891 (AL011891)

Unnamed hurricane of 1891 (AL011891) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 92 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 League City, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 81 mph.

Peak strength92 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
8
LandfallsFirst July 5, 1891
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 1891 (AL011891)’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. July 5, 1891, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 53 miles from League City, TX

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
League City, TX81 mph66 mph12 milesJul 5, 1891, 5:15 PM GMT-6
Pearland, TX78 mph64 mph2 milesJul 5, 1891, 5:15 PM GMT-6
Pasadena, TX77 mph62 mph7 milesJul 5, 1891, 6:15 PM GMT-6
Sugar Land, TX73 mph59 mph20 milesJul 5, 1891, 5:00 PM GMT-6
Houston, TX72 mph58 mph9 milesJul 5, 1891, 6:30 PM GMT-6
Conroe, TX62 mph51 mph23 milesJul 5, 1891, 9:30 PM GMT-6
Beaumont, TX60 mph49 mph59 milesJul 5, 1891, 11:00 PM GMT-6
Shreveport, LA51 mph42 mph2 milesJul 6, 1891, 1:30 PM GMT-6

Best track (22 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph21.7°N, 93.0°W
Jul 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph22.0°N, 93.2°W
Jul 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph22.4°N, 93.5°W
Jul 4, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph22.9°N, 93.9°W
Jul 4, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph23.4°N, 94.2°W
Jul 4, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph24.0°N, 94.5°W
Jul 4, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph24.7°N, 94.8°W
Jul 5, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph25.4°N, 95.1°W
Jul 5, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph26.2°N, 95.4°W
Jul 5, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph27.1°N, 95.6°W
Jul 5, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph28.1°N, 95.6°W
Jul 5, 22:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane92 mph28.8°N, 95.5°W
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