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Unnamed hurricane of 1909 (AL021909)

Unnamed hurricane of 1909 (AL021909) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 972 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Brownsville, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 98 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst June 29, 1909
1
Lowest pressure
972 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 1909 (AL021909)’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. June 29, 1909, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 19 miles from Brownsville, TX

Modeled winds at cities (3)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Brownsville, TX98 mph79 mph6 milesJun 29, 1909, 10:00 AM GMT-6
Edinburg, TX81 mph66 mph22 milesJun 29, 1909, 12:00 PM GMT-6
McAllen, TX77 mph62 mph16 milesJun 29, 1909, 12:00 PM GMT-6

Best track (22 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jun 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.0°N, 84.0°W
Jun 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.5°N, 84.7°W
Jun 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.9°N, 85.5°W
Jun 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph26.3°N, 86.2°W
Jun 26, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.7°N, 87.0°W
Jun 26, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.7°N, 87.7°W
Jun 27, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph26.6°N, 88.5°W
Jun 27, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph26.6°N, 89.3°W
Jun 27, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.5°N, 90.1°W
Jun 27, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.5°N, 90.9°W
Jun 28, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.4°N, 91.7°W
Jun 28, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.4°N, 92.5°W
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