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Unnamed hurricane of 1893 (AL041893)

Unnamed hurricane of 1893 (AL041893) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 115 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 952 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 18 of the cities we track; the strongest was Bridgeport, CT, with a modeled peak gust of 85 mph.

Peak strength115 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
18
LandfallsFirst August 24, 1893
1
Lowest pressure
952 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 1893 (AL041893)’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, 1893, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 3 miles from New York, NY

Modeled winds at cities (18)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Bridgeport, CT85 mph69 mph26 milesAug 24, 1893, 8:15 AM GMT-5
New Haven, CT83 mph68 mph37 milesAug 24, 1893, 8:45 AM GMT-5
Waterbury, CT82 mph67 mph26 milesAug 24, 1893, 9:15 AM GMT-5
Hartford, CT78 mph63 mph40 milesAug 24, 1893, 10:00 AM GMT-5
New York, NY77 mph62 mph3 milesAug 24, 1893, 5:30 AM GMT-5
Springfield, MA75 mph61 mph40 milesAug 24, 1893, 11:00 AM GMT-5
Atlantic City, NJ70 mph57 mph29 milesAug 24, 1893, 12:45 AM GMT-5
Manchester, NH64 mph52 mph68 milesAug 24, 1893, 2:15 PM GMT-5
Worcester, MA61 mph50 mph73 milesAug 24, 1893, 1:00 PM GMT-5
Norwich, CT61 mph50 mph73 milesAug 24, 1893, 9:45 AM GMT-5
Poughkeepsie, NY61 mph49 mph21 milesAug 24, 1893, 8:00 AM GMT-5
Trenton, NJ60 mph49 mph46 milesAug 24, 1893, 5:00 AM GMT-5
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Best track (47 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 15, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph14.0°N, 36.5°W
Aug 15, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph14.2°N, 37.7°W
Aug 15, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph14.4°N, 38.6°W
Aug 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph14.7°N, 39.6°W
Aug 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.9°N, 40.5°W
Aug 16, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph15.1°N, 41.5°W
Aug 16, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph15.3°N, 42.6°W
Aug 17, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph15.6°N, 43.7°W
Aug 17, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph15.9°N, 44.8°W
Aug 17, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph16.1°N, 45.9°W
Aug 17, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph16.3°N, 46.9°W
Aug 18, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph16.5°N, 47.9°W
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