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Unnamed hurricane of 1915 (AL041915)

Unnamed hurricane of 1915 (AL041915) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 98 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 982 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was Tallahassee, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 64 mph.

Peak strength98 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst September 4, 1915
1
Lowest pressure
982 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 (AL041915)’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. September 4, 1915, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 75 miles from Tallahassee, FL

Modeled winds at cities (3)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Tallahassee, FL64 mph52 mph67 milesSep 4, 1915, 5:45 AM GMT-5
Crestview, FL49 mph40 mph72 milesSep 4, 1915, 6:00 AM GMT-5
Columbus, GA49 mph40 mph17 milesSep 4, 1915, 2:15 PM GMT-5

Best track (27 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 31, 12:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph15.0°N, 79.5°W
Aug 31, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph16.0°N, 80.0°W
Sep 1, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph17.0°N, 80.4°W
Sep 1, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph18.0°N, 80.8°W
Sep 1, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph19.0°N, 81.0°W
Sep 1, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph19.3°N, 81.1°W
Sep 2, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph19.6°N, 81.2°W
Sep 2, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph20.0°N, 81.3°W
Sep 2, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph20.5°N, 81.5°W
Sep 2, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph21.1°N, 82.1°W
Sep 3, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph21.7°N, 82.8°W
Sep 3, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph22.6°N, 83.6°W
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