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Unnamed hurricane of 1899 (AL031899)

Unnamed hurricane of 1899 (AL031899) was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 150 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 930 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 7 of the cities we track; the strongest was Virginia Beach, VA, with a modeled peak gust of 95 mph.

Peak strength150 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
7
LandfallsFirst August 18, 1899
1
Lowest pressure
930 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 (AL031899)’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 18, 1899, Category 3 at 121 mph, about 110 miles from Virginia Beach, VA

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
Virginia Beach, VA95 mph77 mph38 milesAug 18, 1899, 7:00 AM GMT-5
Port St. Lucie, FL57 mph46 mph100 milesAug 13, 1899, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Palm Bay, FL56 mph45 mph104 milesAug 13, 1899, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Wilmington, NC55 mph45 mph125 milesAug 17, 1899, 8:00 PM GMT-5
Richmond, VA52 mph42 mph130 milesAug 18, 1899, 7:00 AM GMT-5
Myrtle Beach, SC52 mph42 mph132 milesAug 15, 1899, 2:00 PM GMT-5
Charleston, SC49 mph40 mph138 milesAug 15, 1899, 6:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (133 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph11.7°N, 31.0°W
Aug 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph11.8°N, 32.4°W
Aug 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph12.0°N, 34.0°W
Aug 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph995 mb12.2°N, 35.7°W
Aug 4, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph12.4°N, 37.4°W
Aug 4, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph12.6°N, 38.8°W
Aug 4, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph12.7°N, 40.3°W
Aug 4, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph13.0°N, 42.0°W
Aug 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph13.5°N, 44.0°W
Aug 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph13.7°N, 45.5°W
Aug 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph14.0°N, 47.0°W
Aug 5, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph14.3°N, 48.7°W
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