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Unnamed tropical storm of 1897 (AL061897)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1897 (AL061897) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 63 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Virginia Beach, VA, with a modeled peak gust of 64 mph.

Peak strength63 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
LandfallsFirst October 25, 1897
1
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 (AL061897)’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 25, 1897, tropical storm at 63 mph, about 49 miles from Virginia Beach, VA

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Virginia Beach, VA64 mph52 mph37 milesOct 25, 1897, 2:45 PM GMT-5

Best track (36 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.5°N, 77.3°W
Oct 23, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph25.8°N, 76.9°W
Oct 23, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.5°N, 76.1°W
Oct 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.1°N, 75.5°W
Oct 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.6°N, 75.0°W
Oct 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph32.1°N, 74.5°W
Oct 24, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph33.5°N, 74.0°W
Oct 25, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph34.7°N, 73.5°W
Oct 25, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph35.9°N, 73.2°W
Oct 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph37.0°N, 74.1°W
Oct 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph36.7°N, 75.3°W
Oct 25, 23:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm63 mph36.1°N, 75.8°W
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