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Unnamed hurricane of 1896 (AL041896)

Unnamed hurricane of 1896 (AL041896) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 127 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 960 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 24 of the cities we track; the strongest was Gainesville, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 125 mph.

Peak strength127 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
24
LandfallsFirst September 29, 1896
1
Lowest pressure
960 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 1896 (AL041896)’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 29, 1896, Category 3 at 127 mph, about 56 miles from Gainesville, FL

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
Gainesville, FL125 mph102 mph26 milesSep 29, 1896, 7:30 AM GMT-5
Jacksonville, FL114 mph93 mph39 milesSep 29, 1896, 9:15 AM GMT-5
Ocala, FL106 mph86 mph53 milesSep 29, 1896, 7:00 AM GMT-5
Hilton Head Island, SC101 mph82 mph25 milesSep 29, 1896, 1:00 PM GMT-5
Charleston, SC95 mph77 mph46 milesSep 29, 1896, 2:30 PM GMT-5
Savannah, GA92 mph75 mph7 milesSep 29, 1896, 11:45 AM GMT-5
Fayetteville, NC85 mph69 mph30 milesSep 29, 1896, 6:15 PM GMT-5
Raleigh, NC82 mph67 mph30 milesSep 29, 1896, 7:15 PM GMT-5
Myrtle Beach, SC73 mph59 mph75 milesSep 29, 1896, 4:15 PM GMT-5
Hagerstown, MD70 mph57 mph43 milesSep 30, 1896, 1:00 AM GMT-5
Durham, NC68 mph56 mph14 milesSep 29, 1896, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Tampa, FL68 mph55 mph69 milesSep 29, 1896, 4:15 AM GMT-5
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Best track (35 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 22, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph16.7°N, 61.8°W
Sep 22, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph16.7°N, 62.8°W
Sep 22, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph16.7°N, 63.8°W
Sep 23, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.7°N, 64.7°W
Sep 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph16.8°N, 65.6°W
Sep 23, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph16.8°N, 66.5°W
Sep 23, 18:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph16.8°N, 67.3°W
Sep 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.9°N, 68.0°W
Sep 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.9°N, 68.7°W
Sep 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph17.0°N, 69.8°W
Sep 24, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph17.1°N, 71.1°W
Sep 25, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph17.1°N, 72.4°W
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