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Unnamed tropical storm of 1916 (AL011916)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1916 (AL011916) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 990 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 Portland, ME, with a modeled peak gust of 54 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst May 14, 1916
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 tropical storm of 1916 (AL011916)’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. May 14, 1916, tropical storm at 40 mph, 25.1°N, 81.0°W

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
Portland, ME54 mph44 mph32 milesMay 17, 1916, 2:30 PM GMT-5
Boston, MA53 mph43 mph21 milesMay 17, 1916, 12:15 PM GMT-5
Providence, RI52 mph43 mph21 milesMay 17, 1916, 9:00 AM GMT-5

Best track (19 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
May 13, 12:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph21.0°N, 80.0°W
May 13, 18:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph22.4°N, 80.4°W
May 14, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph23.8°N, 80.7°W
May 14, 06:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm40 mph1006 mb25.1°N, 81.0°W
May 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.2°N, 81.3°W
May 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph1004 mb27.2°N, 81.6°W
May 15, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.8°N, 81.9°W
May 15, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph28.3°N, 82.1°W
May 15, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph29.0°N, 82.2°W
May 15, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph29.9°N, 81.9°W
May 16, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph31.0°N, 81.4°W
May 16, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph32.2°N, 80.6°W
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