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Unnamed hurricane of 1893 (AL091893)

Unnamed hurricane of 1893 (AL091893) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 955 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 30 of the cities we track; the strongest was Myrtle Beach, SC, with a modeled peak gust of 120 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
30
LandfallsFirst October 13, 1893
1
Lowest pressure
955 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 (AL091893)’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. October 13, 1893, Category 3 at 121 mph, about 30 miles from Charleston, SC

Modeled winds at cities (30)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Myrtle Beach, SC120 mph98 mph16 milesOct 13, 1893, 9:45 AM GMT-5
Charleston, SC109 mph89 mph21 milesOct 13, 1893, 6:15 AM GMT-5
Hilton Head Island, SC99 mph80 mph41 milesOct 13, 1893, 4:45 AM GMT-5
Deltona, FL95 mph77 mph46 milesOct 12, 1893, 6:45 PM GMT-5
Jacksonville, FL87 mph71 mph55 milesOct 13, 1893, 1:00 AM GMT-5
Savannah, GA84 mph68 mph59 milesOct 13, 1893, 3:45 AM GMT-5
Palm Bay, FL83 mph67 mph58 milesOct 12, 1893, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Richmond, VA82 mph67 mph43 milesOct 13, 1893, 5:15 PM GMT-5
Orlando, FL74 mph60 mph69 milesOct 12, 1893, 5:45 PM GMT-5
Wilmington, NC73 mph60 mph57 milesOct 13, 1893, 1:00 PM GMT-5
Washington, DC72 mph59 mph57 milesOct 13, 1893, 7:30 PM GMT-5
Harrisburg, PA72 mph58 mph53 milesOct 13, 1893, 9:30 PM GMT-5
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Best track (84 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 25, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph11.6°N, 25.0°W
Sep 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph11.6°N, 25.8°W
Sep 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph11.7°N, 26.7°W
Sep 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph11.7°N, 27.5°W
Sep 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph11.7°N, 28.3°W
Sep 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph11.7°N, 29.1°W
Sep 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph11.7°N, 29.8°W
Sep 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph11.7°N, 30.5°W
Sep 27, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph11.7°N, 31.1°W
Sep 27, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph11.7°N, 31.9°W
Sep 27, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph11.7°N, 32.8°W
Sep 28, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph11.7°N, 33.6°W
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