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Unnamed hurricane of 1899 (AL021899)

Unnamed hurricane of 1899 (AL021899) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 979 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tallahassee, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 89 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst July 30, 1899
2
Lowest pressure
979 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 1899 (AL021899)’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. July 30, 1899, tropical storm at 46 mph, about 114 miles from Naples, FL
  2. August 1, 1899, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 59 miles from Tallahassee, FL

Modeled winds at cities (5)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tallahassee, FL89 mph72 mph51 milesAug 1, 1899, 1:00 PM GMT-5
Tampa, FL58 mph47 mph70 milesJul 31, 1899, 12:00 PM GMT-5
North Port, FL55 mph45 mph42 milesJul 30, 1899, 11:45 PM GMT-5
Cape Coral, FL53 mph43 mph30 milesJul 30, 1899, 9:00 PM GMT-5
Naples, FL48 mph39 mph14 milesJul 30, 1899, 6:45 PM GMT-5

Best track (24 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 28, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph17.0°N, 69.5°W
Jul 28, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph18.3°N, 70.8°W
Jul 29, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph19.6°N, 72.3°W
Jul 29, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.5°N, 73.9°W
Jul 29, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.3°N, 75.5°W
Jul 29, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.0°N, 76.8°W
Jul 30, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.9°N, 78.1°W
Jul 30, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.1°N, 79.6°W
Jul 30, 10:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm46 mph24.9°N, 80.6°W
Jul 30, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.1°N, 80.8°W
Jul 30, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.8°N, 81.7°W
Jul 31, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph26.3°N, 82.3°W
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