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Unnamed hurricane of 1893 (AL081893)

Unnamed hurricane of 1893 (AL081893) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was New Orleans, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 79 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst September 7, 1893
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 1893 (AL081893)’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 7, 1893, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 86 miles from Baton Rouge, LA

Modeled winds at cities (5)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
New Orleans, LA79 mph64 mph23 milesSep 7, 1893, 12:30 PM GMT-6
Slidell, LA74 mph60 mph24 milesSep 7, 1893, 2:00 PM GMT-6
Baton Rouge, LA59 mph48 mph53 milesSep 7, 1893, 10:15 AM GMT-6
Lafayette, LA56 mph45 mph88 milesSep 7, 1893, 7:45 AM GMT-6
Gulfport, MS55 mph45 mph58 milesSep 7, 1893, 4:30 PM GMT-6

Best track (24 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 4, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.4°N, 85.3°W
Sep 4, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.0°N, 86.1°W
Sep 4, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph19.5°N, 87.0°W
Sep 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.1°N, 87.9°W
Sep 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph20.9°N, 88.7°W
Sep 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph22.1°N, 89.9°W
Sep 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph22.9°N, 90.8°W
Sep 6, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph24.0°N, 91.8°W
Sep 6, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph25.2°N, 92.5°W
Sep 6, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph26.4°N, 93.0°W
Sep 6, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph27.4°N, 92.8°W
Sep 7, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph27.9°N, 92.3°W
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