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Unnamed hurricane of 1894 (AL051894)

Unnamed hurricane of 1894 (AL051894) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 24 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tallahassee, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 104 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
24
LandfallsFirst October 9, 1894
2
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 1894 (AL051894)’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 9, 1894, Category 3 at 121 mph, about 75 miles from Crestview, FL
  2. October 10, 1894, Category 1 at 86 mph, about 37 miles from Bridgeport, CT

Modeled winds at cities (24)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tallahassee, FL104 mph85 mph29 milesOct 9, 1894, 12:45 AM GMT-5
Savannah, GA76 mph62 mph34 milesOct 9, 1894, 10:15 AM GMT-5
Hilton Head Island, SC73 mph60 mph36 milesOct 9, 1894, 11:15 AM GMT-5
Crestview, FL73 mph59 mph68 milesOct 8, 1894, 8:30 PM GMT-5
Wilmington, NC70 mph57 mph34 milesOct 9, 1894, 5:15 PM GMT-5
Pensacola, FL70 mph57 mph73 milesOct 8, 1894, 6:45 PM GMT-5
Norwich, CT66 mph54 mph8 milesOct 10, 1894, 10:45 AM GMT-5
Providence, RI65 mph53 mph28 milesOct 10, 1894, 12:15 PM GMT-5
Charleston, SC65 mph52 mph22 milesOct 9, 1894, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Myrtle Beach, SC63 mph51 mph20 milesOct 9, 1894, 3:00 PM GMT-5
Atlantic City, NJ63 mph51 mph20 milesOct 10, 1894, 5:15 AM GMT-5
Boston, MA61 mph50 mph32 milesOct 10, 1894, 2:00 PM GMT-5
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Best track (49 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 1, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph12.5°N, 79.1°W
Oct 1, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph13.0°N, 79.5°W
Oct 1, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.5°N, 79.8°W
Oct 1, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph14.0°N, 80.2°W
Oct 2, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph14.5°N, 80.6°W
Oct 2, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph14.9°N, 80.9°W
Oct 2, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph15.4°N, 81.3°W
Oct 2, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph15.9°N, 81.6°W
Oct 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph16.3°N, 82.0°W
Oct 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph16.7°N, 82.3°W
Oct 3, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph17.2°N, 82.6°W
Oct 3, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph17.7°N, 83.0°W
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