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Unnamed hurricane of 1913 (AL051913)

Unnamed hurricane of 1913 (AL051913) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 75 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Myrtle Beach, SC, with a modeled peak gust of 71 mph.

Peak strength75 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst October 8, 1913
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

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 1913 (AL051913)’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 8, 1913, Category 1 at 75 mph, about 38 miles from Charleston, 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
Myrtle Beach, SC71 mph58 mph50 milesOct 8, 1913, 7:45 AM GMT-5
Charleston, SC70 mph57 mph28 milesOct 8, 1913, 9:00 AM GMT-5
Norwich, CT50 mph41 mph68 milesOct 2, 1913, 7:00 AM GMT-5
Providence, RI50 mph40 mph61 milesOct 2, 1913, 7:00 AM GMT-5
Wilmington, NC50 mph40 mph56 milesOct 8, 1913, 2:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (36 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 2, 12:00 UTCPost-tropical58 mph41.0°N, 71.0°W
Oct 2, 18:00 UTCPost-tropical58 mph40.5°N, 70.5°W
Oct 3, 00:00 UTCPost-tropical58 mph40.0°N, 70.0°W
Oct 3, 06:00 UTCPost-tropical58 mph39.5°N, 69.5°W
Oct 3, 12:00 UTCPost-tropical58 mph39.0°N, 69.0°W
Oct 3, 18:00 UTCPost-tropical63 mph38.7°N, 68.2°W
Oct 4, 00:00 UTCPost-tropical63 mph38.4°N, 67.2°W
Oct 4, 06:00 UTCPost-tropical63 mph38.2°N, 66.5°W
Oct 4, 12:00 UTCPost-tropical63 mph38.0°N, 66.0°W
Oct 4, 18:00 UTCPost-tropical63 mph37.8°N, 65.9°W
Oct 5, 00:00 UTCPost-tropical63 mph37.6°N, 66.1°W
Oct 5, 06:00 UTCPost-tropical63 mph37.3°N, 66.5°W
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