Unnamed hurricane of 1909 (AL041909)

Name: Unnamed hurricane of 1909 (AL041909) (1909): track and modeled winds
Creator: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center

Unnamed hurricane of 1909 (AL041909) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 115 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 959 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 8 of the cities we track; the strongest was League City, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 106 mph.

Peak strength115 mph winds (1-minute): Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track: 8
LandfallsFirst July 21, 1909: 1
Lowest pressure: 959 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 (AL041909)’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

July 21, 1909, Category 3 at 115 mph, about 42 miles from League City, TX

Modeled winds at cities (8)

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
League City, TX	106 mph	86 mph	41 miles	Jul 21, 1909, 11:00 AM GMT-6
Pearland, TX	104 mph	85 mph	40 miles	Jul 21, 1909, 12:00 PM GMT-6
Sugar Land, TX	102 mph	83 mph	36 miles	Jul 21, 1909, 12:00 PM GMT-6
Pasadena, TX	95 mph	77 mph	50 miles	Jul 21, 1909, 12:00 PM GMT-6
Houston, TX	91 mph	74 mph	54 miles	Jul 21, 1909, 12:00 PM GMT-6
Conroe, TX	64 mph	52 mph	87 miles	Jul 21, 1909, 12:00 PM GMT-6
Beaumont, TX	59 mph	48 mph	103 miles	Jul 21, 1909, 5:45 AM GMT-6
College Station, TX	51 mph	41 mph	88 miles	Jul 21, 1909, 1:45 PM GMT-6

Best track (38 positions)

Time	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position
Jul 13, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		12.3°N, 60.5°W
Jul 13, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		12.3°N, 62.0°W
Jul 14, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		12.4°N, 63.5°W
Jul 14, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		12.6°N, 64.9°W
Jul 14, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		13.0°N, 66.2°W
Jul 14, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		13.5°N, 67.4°W
Jul 15, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		14.0°N, 68.6°W
Jul 15, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		14.5°N, 69.8°W
Jul 15, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		14.9°N, 71.0°W
Jul 15, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		15.2°N, 72.2°W
Jul 16, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		15.5°N, 73.3°W
Jul 16, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		15.8°N, 74.4°W
Jul 16, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.0°N, 75.5°W
Jul 16, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.2°N, 76.7°W
Jul 17, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		16.4°N, 77.8°W
Jul 17, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		16.7°N, 78.9°W
Jul 17, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph		17.2°N, 80.0°W
Jul 17, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph		18.0°N, 81.0°W
Jul 18, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph		19.0°N, 82.0°W
Jul 18, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph		20.0°N, 83.0°W
Jul 18, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph		21.0°N, 84.0°W
Jul 18, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		22.0°N, 85.0°W
Jul 19, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		23.0°N, 85.9°W
Jul 19, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		24.0°N, 86.7°W
Jul 19, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		25.0°N, 87.5°W
Jul 19, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		25.6°N, 88.3°W
Jul 20, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		26.1°N, 88.9°W
Jul 20, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		26.6°N, 89.7°W
Jul 20, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		27.0°N, 90.6°W
Jul 20, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph	985 mb	27.4°N, 91.5°W
Jul 21, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		27.8°N, 92.5°W
Jul 21, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		28.2°N, 93.5°W
Jul 21, 12:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	115 mph		28.6°N, 94.5°W
Jul 21, 17:00 UTC (landfall)	Category 3 hurricane	115 mph		28.9°N, 95.3°W
Jul 21, 18:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph	959 mb	29.0°N, 95.5°W
Jul 22, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		29.3°N, 96.5°W
Jul 22, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		29.6°N, 97.6°W
Jul 22, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		30.2°N, 98.8°W

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