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Unnamed hurricane of 1896 (AL011896)

Unnamed hurricane of 1896 (AL011896) 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 6 of the cities we track; the strongest was Crestview, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 96 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
6
LandfallsFirst July 7, 1896
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 1896 (AL011896)’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. July 7, 1896, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 25 miles from Crestview, FL

Modeled winds at cities (6)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Crestview, FL96 mph78 mph19 milesJul 7, 1896, 11:30 AM GMT-5
Pensacola, FL89 mph72 mph41 milesJul 7, 1896, 12:00 PM GMT-5
Daphne, AL61 mph50 mph83 milesJul 7, 1896, 11:00 AM GMT-6
Mobile, AL54 mph44 mph97 milesJul 7, 1896, 11:00 AM GMT-6
Tallahassee, FL51 mph41 mph99 milesJul 7, 1896, 3:45 PM GMT-5
Columbus, GA50 mph41 mph29 milesJul 7, 1896, 8:30 PM GMT-5

Best track (34 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 4, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph20.9°N, 81.1°W
Jul 4, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.8°N, 82.0°W
Jul 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph22.6°N, 82.8°W
Jul 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph23.4°N, 83.6°W
Jul 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph24.2°N, 84.2°W
Jul 5, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph24.9°N, 84.7°W
Jul 6, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph25.6°N, 85.2°W
Jul 6, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph26.3°N, 85.6°W
Jul 6, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph27.0°N, 86.0°W
Jul 6, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph27.7°N, 86.2°W
Jul 7, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph28.4°N, 86.5°W
Jul 7, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph29.0°N, 86.6°W
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