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Unnamed tropical storm of 1897 (AL031897)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1897 (AL031897) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 69 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 7 of the cities we track; the strongest was Cape Coral, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 67 mph.

Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
7
LandfallsFirst September 21, 1897
4
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

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  • 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 tropical storm of 1897 (AL031897)’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 21, 1897, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 19 miles from Cape Coral, FL
  2. September 23, 1897, tropical storm at 69 mph, 35.2°N, 75.7°W
  3. September 24, 1897, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 37 miles from New Haven, CT
  4. September 24, 1897, tropical storm at 52 mph, about 18 miles from Norwich, CT

Modeled winds at cities (7)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Cape Coral, FL67 mph55 mph18 milesSep 20, 1897, 8:00 PM GMT-5
Naples, FL63 mph51 mph44 milesSep 20, 1897, 7:30 PM GMT-5
North Port, FL61 mph49 mph7 milesSep 20, 1897, 9:00 PM GMT-5
Wilmington, NC54 mph44 mph50 milesSep 22, 1897, 4:45 PM GMT-5
Atlantic City, NJ51 mph41 mph38 milesSep 23, 1897, 9:00 PM GMT-5
Norwich, CT51 mph41 mph4 milesSep 24, 1897, 6:00 AM GMT-5
New Haven, CT48 mph39 mph31 milesSep 24, 1897, 5:15 AM GMT-5

Best track (25 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 20, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.3°N, 83.8°W
Sep 20, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.3°N, 83.1°W
Sep 21, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph26.3°N, 82.5°W
Sep 21, 02:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm69 mph26.7°N, 82.3°W
Sep 21, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.3°N, 81.9°W
Sep 21, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph28.3°N, 81.4°W
Sep 21, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph29.3°N, 80.7°W
Sep 22, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph30.3°N, 79.9°W
Sep 22, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph31.4°N, 79.0°W
Sep 22, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph32.4°N, 78.3°W
Sep 22, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph33.3°N, 77.6°W
Sep 23, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph34.1°N, 76.9°W
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