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Unnamed hurricane of 1891 (AL031891)

Unnamed hurricane of 1891 (AL031891) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 127 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 961 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 Miami, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 83 mph.

Peak strength127 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst August 24, 1891
1
Lowest pressure
961 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 hurricane of 1891 (AL031891)’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. August 24, 1891, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 26 miles from Miami, FL

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
Miami, FL83 mph68 mph25 milesAug 24, 1891, 10:00 AM GMT-5
Naples, FL55 mph45 mph20 milesAug 24, 1891, 7:15 PM GMT-5

Best track (31 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 18, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph13.3°N, 58.0°W
Aug 18, 18:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane115 mph13.9°N, 59.4°W
Aug 19, 00:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane127 mph961 mb14.7°N, 61.1°W
Aug 19, 06:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane127 mph15.3°N, 62.5°W
Aug 19, 12:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane121 mph16.0°N, 64.0°W
Aug 19, 18:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane115 mph16.5°N, 65.0°W
Aug 20, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane109 mph17.0°N, 66.1°W
Aug 20, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph17.5°N, 67.1°W
Aug 20, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph18.0°N, 68.0°W
Aug 20, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph18.7°N, 68.4°W
Aug 21, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph19.6°N, 68.6°W
Aug 21, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph20.3°N, 68.9°W
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