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Unnamed tropical storm of 1898 (AL061898)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1898 (AL061898) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Pasadena, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 50 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst September 28, 1898
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 1898 (AL061898)’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 28, 1898, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 25 miles from League City, TX

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Pasadena, TX50 mph41 mph31 milesSep 28, 1898, 12:45 AM GMT-6
League City, TX50 mph41 mph25 milesSep 28, 1898, 12:00 AM GMT-6
Pearland, TX49 mph40 mph39 milesSep 28, 1898, 12:45 AM GMT-6
Beaumont, TX48 mph39 mph21 milesSep 28, 1898, 3:15 AM GMT-6

Best track (35 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 20, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph11.0°N, 79.8°W
Sep 20, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph12.1°N, 80.6°W
Sep 21, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph13.1°N, 81.3°W
Sep 21, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.0°N, 82.0°W
Sep 21, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.8°N, 82.6°W
Sep 21, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph15.4°N, 83.1°W
Sep 22, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.1°N, 83.5°W
Sep 22, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.7°N, 84.0°W
Sep 22, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph17.3°N, 84.5°W
Sep 22, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph18.0°N, 85.1°W
Sep 23, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph18.7°N, 85.7°W
Sep 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph19.4°N, 86.3°W
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