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Unnamed hurricane of 1908 (AL031908)

Unnamed hurricane of 1908 (AL031908) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 77 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst July 31, 1908
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 1908 (AL031908)’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. July 31, 1908, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 52 miles from Wilmington, NC

Modeled winds at cities (2)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Wilmington, NC77 mph63 mph27 milesJul 30, 1908, 8:00 PM GMT-5
Myrtle Beach, SC61 mph49 mph69 milesJul 30, 1908, 3:45 PM GMT-5

Best track (43 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 24, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph27.5°N, 75.0°W
Jul 24, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph27.8°N, 75.2°W
Jul 25, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph28.1°N, 75.5°W
Jul 25, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph28.4°N, 75.9°W
Jul 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph28.7°N, 76.3°W
Jul 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph28.9°N, 76.6°W
Jul 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph29.0°N, 76.9°W
Jul 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph29.0°N, 77.2°W
Jul 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph29.0°N, 77.5°W
Jul 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph28.9°N, 77.8°W
Jul 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph28.7°N, 78.0°W
Jul 27, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph28.3°N, 78.3°W
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