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Unnamed hurricane of 1906 (AL081906)

Unnamed hurricane of 1906 (AL081906) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 953 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 6 of the cities we track; the strongest was Miami, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 121 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
6
LandfallsFirst October 18, 1906
3
Lowest pressure
953 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 (AL081906)’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. October 18, 1906, Category 3 at 121 mph, about 93 miles from Miami, FL
  2. October 18, 1906, Category 3 at 121 mph, about 45 miles from Miami, FL
  3. October 21, 1906, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 28 miles from Jacksonville, FL

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
Miami, FL121 mph98 mph3 milesOct 18, 1906, 8:45 AM GMT-5
Hilton Head Island, SC69 mph56 mph39 milesOct 20, 1906, 6:15 PM GMT-5
Charleston, SC69 mph56 mph62 milesOct 20, 1906, 1:00 PM GMT-5
Savannah, GA64 mph52 mph51 milesOct 20, 1906, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Port St. Lucie, FL61 mph50 mph71 milesOct 18, 1906, 1:30 PM GMT-5
Jacksonville, FL55 mph45 mph21 milesOct 21, 1906, 4:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (65 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 8, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph11.3°N, 76.4°W
Oct 8, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph11.3°N, 77.3°W
Oct 8, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph11.3°N, 78.3°W
Oct 9, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph11.3°N, 79.3°W
Oct 9, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph11.3°N, 80.4°W
Oct 9, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph11.5°N, 81.5°W
Oct 9, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane109 mph11.7°N, 82.4°W
Oct 10, 00:00 UTCCategory 3 hurricane121 mph12.1°N, 83.1°W
Oct 10, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph12.6°N, 83.9°W
Oct 10, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph13.0°N, 84.6°W
Oct 10, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph13.2°N, 85.1°W
Oct 11, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph13.4°N, 85.5°W
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