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Unnamed hurricane of 1893 (AL011893)

Unnamed hurricane of 1893 (AL011893) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 75 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 55 mph.

Peak strength75 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst June 15, 1893
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

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  • 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 1893 (AL011893)’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. June 15, 1893, tropical storm at 69 mph, 29.9°N, 83.7°W

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Wilmington, NC55 mph45 mph26 milesJun 16, 1893, 1:00 PM GMT-5
Virginia Beach, VA52 mph42 mph22 milesJun 17, 1893, 3:00 AM GMT-5
Myrtle Beach, SC50 mph40 mph8 milesJun 16, 1893, 8:45 AM GMT-5
Charleston, SC49 mph40 mph7 milesJun 16, 1893, 7:30 AM GMT-5

Best track (36 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 12, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph20.5°N, 95.2°W
Jun 12, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.2°N, 94.7°W
Jun 12, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph21.7°N, 94.3°W
Jun 13, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.2°N, 93.9°W
Jun 13, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph22.7°N, 93.4°W
Jun 13, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph23.3°N, 92.7°W
Jun 13, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.0°N, 91.9°W
Jun 14, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph24.5°N, 91.2°W
Jun 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.2°N, 90.4°W
Jun 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph25.8°N, 89.7°W
Jun 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph26.2°N, 88.9°W
Jun 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph26.6°N, 88.2°W
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