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Unnamed hurricane of 1898 (AL011898)

Unnamed hurricane of 1898 (AL011898) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tallahassee, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 68 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst August 2, 1898
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 1898 (AL011898)’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. August 2, 1898, tropical storm at 40 mph, 27.1°N, 80.1°W
  2. August 2, 1898, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 62 miles from Tallahassee, FL

Modeled winds at cities (2)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tallahassee, FL68 mph56 mph60 milesAug 2, 1898, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Crestview, FL49 mph40 mph12 milesAug 3, 1898, 12:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (10 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 2, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph26.8°N, 79.2°W
Aug 2, 03:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm40 mph27.1°N, 80.1°W
Aug 2, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph27.4°N, 81.0°W
Aug 2, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph28.0°N, 82.6°W
Aug 2, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph28.9°N, 83.8°W
Aug 2, 23:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane81 mph29.7°N, 84.8°W
Aug 3, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph29.8°N, 84.9°W
Aug 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.6°N, 86.1°W
Aug 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph31.5°N, 87.2°W
Aug 3, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph32.0°N, 88.2°W