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Unnamed hurricane of 1904 (AL021904)

Unnamed hurricane of 1904 (AL021904) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 86 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 6 of the cities we track; the strongest was Myrtle Beach, SC, with a modeled peak gust of 78 mph.

Peak strength86 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
6
LandfallsFirst September 14, 1904
1
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 1904 (AL021904)’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 14, 1904, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 46 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC

Modeled winds at cities (6)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Myrtle Beach, SC78 mph64 mph25 milesSep 14, 1904, 9:00 AM GMT-5
Fayetteville, NC64 mph52 mph3 milesSep 14, 1904, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Virginia Beach, VA63 mph51 mph56 milesSep 14, 1904, 9:00 PM GMT-5
Atlantic City, NJ60 mph48 mph6 milesSep 15, 1904, 12:45 AM GMT-5
Charleston, SC58 mph47 mph49 milesSep 14, 1904, 6:45 AM GMT-5
Wilmington, NC55 mph44 mph87 milesSep 14, 1904, 10:30 AM GMT-5

Best track (33 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 8, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.2°N, 54.0°W
Sep 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.7°N, 54.8°W
Sep 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph17.3°N, 55.7°W
Sep 8, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph18.1°N, 57.1°W
Sep 9, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph19.0°N, 58.6°W
Sep 9, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph19.9°N, 60.3°W
Sep 9, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph21.0°N, 62.0°W
Sep 9, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph21.7°N, 63.0°W
Sep 10, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph22.5°N, 64.2°W
Sep 10, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph23.4°N, 65.5°W
Sep 10, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.0°N, 66.5°W
Sep 10, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph24.7°N, 67.3°W
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