Unnamed hurricane of 1916 (AL021916)

Name: Unnamed hurricane of 1916 (AL021916) (1916): track and modeled winds
Creator: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center

Unnamed hurricane of 1916 (AL021916) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 950 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 8 of the cities we track; the strongest was Mobile, AL, with a modeled peak gust of 132 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute): Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track: 8
LandfallsFirst July 5, 1916: 1
Lowest pressure: 950 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 1916 (AL021916)’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

July 5, 1916, Category 3 at 121 mph, about 25 miles from Mobile, AL

Modeled winds at cities (8)

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

City	Peak gust	Sustained	Closest pass	Peak
Mobile, AL	132 mph	108 mph	23 miles	Jul 5, 1916, 3:00 PM GMT-6
Daphne, AL	124 mph	101 mph	34 miles	Jul 5, 1916, 2:45 PM GMT-6
Gulfport, MS	105 mph	86 mph	36 miles	Jul 5, 1916, 3:00 PM GMT-6
Pensacola, FL	98 mph	80 mph	61 miles	Jul 5, 1916, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Crestview, FL	67 mph	54 mph	103 miles	Jul 5, 1916, 12:45 PM GMT-5
Slidell, LA	65 mph	53 mph	77 miles	Jul 5, 1916, 3:00 PM GMT-6
New Orleans, LA	58 mph	47 mph	94 miles	Jul 5, 1916, 3:00 PM GMT-6
Jackson, MS	51 mph	41 mph	14 miles	Jul 6, 1916, 2:15 AM GMT-6

Best track (51 positions)

Time	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position
Jun 28, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		12.5°N, 79.5°W
Jun 28, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		12.5°N, 79.8°W
Jun 29, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		12.5°N, 80.1°W
Jun 29, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		12.5°N, 80.5°W
Jun 29, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		12.7°N, 80.9°W
Jun 29, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		13.0°N, 81.3°W
Jun 30, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		13.5°N, 81.7°W
Jun 30, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		14.0°N, 82.1°W
Jun 30, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		14.5°N, 82.5°W
Jun 30, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		15.0°N, 82.8°W
Jul 1, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		15.5°N, 83.0°W
Jul 1, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.0°N, 83.1°W
Jul 1, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.5°N, 83.3°W
Jul 1, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.9°N, 83.7°W
Jul 2, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		17.2°N, 84.1°W
Jul 2, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		17.6°N, 84.6°W
Jul 2, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		18.0°N, 85.0°W
Jul 2, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph		18.5°N, 85.2°W
Jul 3, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph		18.9°N, 85.3°W
Jul 3, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph		19.4°N, 85.5°W
Jul 3, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph		20.0°N, 85.7°W
Jul 3, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		20.7°N, 86.0°W
Jul 4, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		21.5°N, 86.4°W
Jul 4, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	86 mph		22.4°N, 86.7°W
Jul 4, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		23.5°N, 87.0°W
Jul 4, 18:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph		24.8°N, 87.2°W
Jul 5, 00:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		26.3°N, 87.3°W
Jul 5, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		27.6°N, 87.5°W
Jul 5, 12:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	115 mph		28.8°N, 87.7°W
Jul 5, 18:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph	950 mb	29.9°N, 88.0°W
Jul 5, 21:00 UTC (landfall)	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph	950 mb	30.4°N, 88.4°W
Jul 6, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		30.8°N, 88.6°W
Jul 6, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph		31.7°N, 89.4°W
Jul 6, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph	994 mb	32.4°N, 90.0°W
Jul 6, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		32.8°N, 90.1°W
Jul 7, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		33.1°N, 90.2°W
Jul 7, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		33.4°N, 90.2°W
Jul 7, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		33.7°N, 90.1°W
Jul 7, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		33.8°N, 89.4°W
Jul 8, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		33.7°N, 88.5°W
Jul 8, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		33.5°N, 87.6°W
Jul 8, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		33.2°N, 86.9°W
Jul 8, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		33.2°N, 86.6°W
Jul 9, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		33.4°N, 86.4°W
Jul 9, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		33.7°N, 86.2°W
Jul 9, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		34.0°N, 86.0°W
Jul 9, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		34.3°N, 85.9°W
Jul 10, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	23 mph		34.6°N, 85.8°W
Jul 10, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	23 mph		34.8°N, 85.7°W
Jul 10, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	23 mph		35.0°N, 85.6°W
Jul 10, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	23 mph		35.2°N, 85.5°W

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