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Unnamed hurricane of 1915 (AL011915)

Unnamed hurricane of 1915 (AL011915) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 75 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 990 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 11 of the cities we track; the strongest was Palm Bay, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 67 mph.

Peak strength75 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
11
LandfallsFirst August 1, 1915
1
Lowest pressure
990 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 1915 (AL011915)’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 1, 1915, Category 1 at 75 mph, about 29 miles from Deltona, FL

Modeled winds at cities (11)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Palm Bay, FL67 mph54 mph38 milesAug 1, 1915, 6:45 AM GMT-5
Deltona, FL65 mph53 mph9 milesAug 1, 1915, 2:30 PM GMT-5
Orlando, FL55 mph45 mph34 milesAug 1, 1915, 6:45 AM GMT-5
New York, NY54 mph44 mph25 milesAug 4, 1915, 12:15 PM GMT-5
Trenton, NJ54 mph44 mph24 milesAug 4, 1915, 11:45 AM GMT-5
Bridgeport, CT53 mph43 mph20 milesAug 4, 1915, 2:45 PM GMT-5
Philadelphia, PA52 mph43 mph25 milesAug 4, 1915, 10:15 AM GMT-5
New Haven, CT52 mph42 mph21 milesAug 4, 1915, 4:15 PM GMT-5
Port St. Lucie, FL49 mph40 mph67 milesAug 1, 1915, 4:15 AM GMT-5
Waterbury, CT49 mph40 mph4 milesAug 4, 1915, 4:00 PM GMT-5
Norwich, CT48 mph39 mph23 milesAug 4, 1915, 6:45 PM GMT-5

Best track (22 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Jul 31, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph27.4°N, 76.5°W
Jul 31, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.5°N, 77.5°W
Jul 31, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph27.7°N, 78.4°W
Aug 1, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph27.9°N, 79.2°W
Aug 1, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph28.1°N, 79.8°W
Aug 1, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph28.4°N, 80.3°W
Aug 1, 18:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane75 mph990 mb28.7°N, 80.8°W
Aug 2, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph29.1°N, 81.2°W
Aug 2, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph29.6°N, 81.5°W
Aug 2, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1003 mb30.2°N, 81.8°W
Aug 2, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph30.9°N, 82.1°W
Aug 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph31.8°N, 82.3°W
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