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Unnamed hurricane of 1916 (AL061916)

Unnamed hurricane of 1916 (AL061916) was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 132 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 932 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 5 of the cities we track; the strongest was Corpus Christi, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 125 mph.

Peak strength132 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 4
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
5
LandfallsFirst August 18, 1916
1
Lowest pressure
932 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 (AL061916)’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 18, 1916, Category 4 at 132 mph, about 54 miles from Corpus Christi, TX

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
Corpus Christi, TX125 mph102 mph52 milesAug 18, 1916, 4:00 PM GMT-6
Edinburg, TX97 mph79 mph64 milesAug 18, 1916, 4:00 PM GMT-6
Brownsville, TX95 mph77 mph62 milesAug 18, 1916, 2:30 PM GMT-6
McAllen, TX90 mph73 mph72 milesAug 18, 1916, 4:00 PM GMT-6
Laredo, TX59 mph48 mph37 milesAug 18, 1916, 4:00 PM GMT-6

Best track (33 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 12, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph13.4°N, 55.0°W
Aug 12, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.5°N, 56.4°W
Aug 12, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.6°N, 57.8°W
Aug 13, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph13.8°N, 59.2°W
Aug 13, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph13.9°N, 60.6°W
Aug 13, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.0°N, 62.0°W
Aug 13, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph14.1°N, 63.6°W
Aug 14, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph14.2°N, 65.3°W
Aug 14, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph14.3°N, 66.9°W
Aug 14, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph14.5°N, 68.5°W
Aug 14, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph14.7°N, 70.0°W
Aug 15, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph15.0°N, 71.3°W
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