Unnamed hurricane of 1909 (AL111909)

Name: Unnamed hurricane of 1909 (AL111909) (1909): track and modeled winds
Creator: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center

Unnamed hurricane of 1909 (AL111909) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 957 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 Miami, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 80 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute): Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track: 1
LandfallsFirst October 11, 1909: 1
Lowest pressure: 957 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 (AL111909)’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

October 11, 1909, Category 3 at 115 mph, about 89 miles from Miami, FL

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
Miami, FL	80 mph	65 mph	34 miles	Oct 11, 1909, 4:00 PM GMT-5

Best track (30 positions)

Time	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position
Oct 6, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		10.7°N, 76.0°W
Oct 6, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		11.2°N, 76.3°W
Oct 7, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		12.0°N, 76.8°W
Oct 7, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		12.8°N, 77.2°W
Oct 7, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph		13.7°N, 77.7°W
Oct 7, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph		14.5°N, 78.2°W
Oct 8, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph		15.4°N, 78.6°W
Oct 8, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph		16.4°N, 79.2°W
Oct 8, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		17.2°N, 79.8°W
Oct 8, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		17.7°N, 80.5°W
Oct 9, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		18.2°N, 81.1°W
Oct 9, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		18.6°N, 81.7°W
Oct 9, 12:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		19.0°N, 82.5°W
Oct 9, 18:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	115 mph		19.3°N, 83.2°W
Oct 10, 00:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph		19.6°N, 83.8°W
Oct 10, 06:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph		20.0°N, 84.2°W
Oct 10, 12:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph		20.5°N, 84.4°W
Oct 10, 18:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph		21.1°N, 84.5°W
Oct 11, 00:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph		21.8°N, 84.5°W
Oct 11, 06:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph		22.6°N, 84.1°W
Oct 11, 12:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph		23.7°N, 83.0°W
Oct 11, 18:00 UTC (landfall)	Category 3 hurricane	115 mph	957 mb	24.7°N, 81.0°W
Oct 12, 00:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		26.0°N, 78.9°W
Oct 12, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		27.5°N, 76.8°W
Oct 12, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		29.0°N, 74.8°W
Oct 12, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph		30.3°N, 72.6°W
Oct 13, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph		31.6°N, 70.0°W
Oct 13, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		32.9°N, 67.5°W
Oct 13, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		34.0°N, 65.0°W
Oct 13, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		34.9°N, 62.9°W

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