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Unnamed hurricane of 1911 (AL031911)

Unnamed hurricane of 1911 (AL031911) 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 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Hilton Head Island, SC, with a modeled peak gust of 101 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst August 28, 1911
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 1911 (AL031911)’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. August 28, 1911, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 2 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC

Modeled winds at cities (5)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Hilton Head Island, SC101 mph82 mph1 milesAug 28, 1911, 12:15 AM GMT-5
Savannah, GA97 mph79 mph15 milesAug 28, 1911, 4:45 AM GMT-5
Charleston, SC94 mph76 mph53 milesAug 27, 1911, 11:30 PM GMT-5
Myrtle Beach, SC52 mph43 mph125 milesAug 27, 1911, 7:00 PM GMT-5
Augusta, GA50 mph41 mph67 milesAug 28, 1911, 5:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (35 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph25.2°N, 65.5°W
Aug 23, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph25.5°N, 66.5°W
Aug 23, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph25.8°N, 67.4°W
Aug 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph26.1°N, 68.3°W
Aug 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph26.3°N, 69.2°W
Aug 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph26.5°N, 70.0°W
Aug 24, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph26.7°N, 70.7°W
Aug 25, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph26.9°N, 71.4°W
Aug 25, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.2°N, 72.1°W
Aug 25, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph27.5°N, 72.8°W
Aug 25, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph28.0°N, 73.5°W
Aug 26, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph28.7°N, 74.3°W
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