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Unnamed tropical storm of 1916 (AL121916)

Unnamed tropical storm of 1916 (AL121916) was a tropical storm at its peak, with 58 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 1000 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Savannah, GA, with a modeled peak gust of 57 mph.

Peak strength58 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst October 4, 1916
1
Lowest pressure
1000 mb

Track, wind field and cities

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  • 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 (AL121916)’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. October 4, 1916, tropical storm at 58 mph, about 37 miles from Savannah, GA

Modeled winds at cities (2)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Savannah, GA57 mph46 mph34 milesOct 4, 1916, 3:30 PM GMT-5
Hilton Head Island, SC55 mph45 mph44 milesOct 4, 1916, 2:15 PM GMT-5

Best track (13 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Oct 2, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph26.5°N, 74.6°W
Oct 2, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.1°N, 75.0°W
Oct 2, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph27.8°N, 75.4°W
Oct 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph28.6°N, 75.8°W
Oct 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph29.4°N, 76.2°W
Oct 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.0°N, 76.5°W
Oct 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph30.5°N, 76.8°W
Oct 4, 00:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph31.0°N, 77.2°W
Oct 4, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph31.4°N, 77.7°W
Oct 4, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph1000 mb31.7°N, 78.4°W
Oct 4, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph31.6°N, 80.1°W
Oct 4, 21:00 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm58 mph31.5°N, 81.4°W
Oct 5, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph31.4°N, 83.0°W