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Unnamed hurricane of 1894 (AL041894)

Unnamed hurricane of 1894 (AL041894) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 985 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 22 of the cities we track; the strongest was Naples, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 108 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
22
LandfallsFirst September 25, 1894
4
Lowest pressure
985 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 1894 (AL041894)’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 25, 1894, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 101 miles from Naples, FL
  2. September 25, 1894, Category 2 at 104 mph, about 10 miles from Cape Coral, FL
  3. September 27, 1894, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 8 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC
  4. September 28, 1894, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 76 miles from Wilmington, NC

Modeled winds at cities (22)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Naples, FL108 mph88 mph13 milesSep 25, 1894, 2:00 PM GMT-5
Cape Coral, FL103 mph84 mph3 milesSep 25, 1894, 1:00 PM GMT-5
North Port, FL90 mph73 mph21 milesSep 25, 1894, 2:45 PM GMT-5
Hilton Head Island, SC89 mph72 mph3 milesSep 26, 1894, 11:15 PM GMT-5
Charleston, SC88 mph72 mph22 milesSep 27, 1894, 4:15 AM GMT-5
Savannah, GA87 mph71 mph29 milesSep 27, 1894, 2:00 AM GMT-5
Virginia Beach, VA77 mph63 mph40 milesSep 29, 1894, 4:30 AM GMT-5
Lakeland, FL77 mph62 mph21 milesSep 25, 1894, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Orlando, FL76 mph61 mph12 milesSep 25, 1894, 10:00 PM GMT-5
Myrtle Beach, SC74 mph60 mph10 milesSep 27, 1894, 12:30 PM GMT-5
Deltona, FL71 mph58 mph11 milesSep 26, 1894, 6:00 AM GMT-5
Jacksonville, FL70 mph57 mph38 milesSep 26, 1894, 1:45 PM GMT-5
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Best track (57 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 18, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph13.4°N, 50.5°W
Sep 18, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.4°N, 51.0°W
Sep 18, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph13.5°N, 51.7°W
Sep 18, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph13.6°N, 52.6°W
Sep 19, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph13.7°N, 53.5°W
Sep 19, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph13.9°N, 54.5°W
Sep 19, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph14.0°N, 55.5°W
Sep 19, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph14.1°N, 56.3°W
Sep 20, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph14.3°N, 57.5°W
Sep 20, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph14.5°N, 58.6°W
Sep 20, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane109 mph14.7°N, 59.7°W
Sep 20, 18:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane115 mph14.9°N, 61.1°W
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