Unnamed hurricane of 1908 (AL021908)

Name: Unnamed hurricane of 1908 (AL021908) (1908): track and modeled winds
Creator: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center

Unnamed hurricane of 1908 (AL021908) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 75 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 989 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 53 mph.

Peak strength75 mph winds (1-minute): Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track: 1
LandfallsFirst May 29, 1908: 2
Lowest pressure: 989 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 1908 (AL021908)’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

May 29, 1908, Category 1 at 75 mph, 35.2°N, 75.6°W
May 30, 1908, tropical storm at 40 mph, 41.3°N, 72.0°W

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

City	Peak gust	Sustained	Closest pass	Peak
Wilmington, NC	53 mph	43 mph	74 miles	May 29, 1908, 3:15 AM GMT-5

Best track (32 positions)

Time	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position
May 24, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		21.0°N, 71.7°W
May 24, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		21.7°N, 72.0°W
May 25, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		22.4°N, 72.3°W
May 25, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		23.3°N, 72.8°W
May 25, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		24.0°N, 73.5°W
May 25, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		24.7°N, 74.3°W
May 26, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		25.4°N, 75.0°W
May 26, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		26.0°N, 75.6°W
May 26, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		26.7°N, 76.3°W
May 26, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		27.2°N, 77.3°W
May 27, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		27.7°N, 78.1°W
May 27, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph		28.5°N, 79.1°W
May 27, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph		29.5°N, 79.5°W
May 27, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph		30.1°N, 79.5°W
May 28, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph		30.6°N, 79.2°W
May 28, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		31.2°N, 78.8°W
May 28, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		31.7°N, 78.3°W
May 28, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		32.3°N, 77.9°W
May 29, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		32.8°N, 77.4°W
May 29, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		33.4°N, 77.0°W
May 29, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		34.0°N, 76.5°W
May 29, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph	989 mb	34.8°N, 75.8°W
May 29, 21:00 UTC (landfall)	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph	989 mb	35.2°N, 75.6°W
May 30, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		35.6°N, 75.1°W
May 30, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph		36.3°N, 74.6°W
May 30, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph		37.3°N, 74.0°W
May 30, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		39.4°N, 73.0°W
May 30, 23:00 UTC (landfall)	Tropical storm	40 mph		41.3°N, 72.0°W
May 31, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		41.8°N, 71.7°W
May 31, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	40 mph		43.8°N, 70.3°W
May 31, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	40 mph		45.5°N, 69.0°W
May 31, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	40 mph		46.4°N, 68.3°W

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