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Unnamed hurricane of 1912 (AL061912)

Unnamed hurricane of 1912 (AL061912) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Corpus Christi, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 87 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst October 16, 1912
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

Track, wind field and cities

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  • 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 1912 (AL061912)’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. October 16, 1912, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 47 miles from Corpus Christi, TX

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Corpus Christi, TX87 mph71 mph26 milesOct 16, 1912, 12:00 PM GMT-6
Brownsville, TX81 mph66 mph45 milesOct 16, 1912, 6:00 AM GMT-6
Edinburg, TX65 mph53 mph68 milesOct 16, 1912, 9:30 AM GMT-6
McAllen, TX60 mph49 mph76 milesOct 16, 1912, 9:15 AM GMT-6

Best track (27 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 11, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.5°N, 80.7°W
Oct 11, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.9°N, 81.5°W
Oct 12, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph19.3°N, 82.3°W
Oct 12, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph19.7°N, 83.1°W
Oct 12, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph20.1°N, 84.0°W
Oct 12, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph20.5°N, 85.0°W
Oct 13, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph20.9°N, 86.1°W
Oct 13, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph21.2°N, 87.2°W
Oct 13, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph21.5°N, 88.2°W
Oct 13, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph21.7°N, 89.0°W
Oct 14, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph21.8°N, 89.7°W
Oct 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph21.9°N, 90.3°W
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