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Unnamed hurricane of 1906 (AL051906)

Unnamed hurricane of 1906 (AL051906) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 92 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 977 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 Myrtle Beach, SC, with a modeled peak gust of 98 mph.

Peak strength92 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst September 17, 1906
1
Lowest pressure
977 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 1906 (AL051906)’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 17, 1906, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 34 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC

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
Myrtle Beach, SC98 mph79 mph33 milesSep 17, 1906, 4:45 PM GMT-5
Charleston, SC69 mph56 mph47 milesSep 17, 1906, 4:45 PM GMT-5
Wilmington, NC65 mph53 mph89 milesSep 17, 1906, 2:30 PM GMT-5
Columbia, SC52 mph42 mph2 milesSep 17, 1906, 8:45 PM GMT-5
Fayetteville, NC50 mph41 mph118 milesSep 17, 1906, 5:00 PM GMT-5

Best track (63 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph10.2°N, 33.0°W
Sep 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph10.3°N, 33.7°W
Sep 4, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph10.3°N, 34.2°W
Sep 4, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph10.4°N, 34.9°W
Sep 4, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph10.5°N, 35.7°W
Sep 4, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph10.6°N, 36.6°W
Sep 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph10.9°N, 37.6°W
Sep 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph11.2°N, 38.5°W
Sep 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph11.6°N, 39.5°W
Sep 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph12.0°N, 40.5°W
Sep 6, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph12.4°N, 41.4°W
Sep 6, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph12.8°N, 42.3°W
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