Unnamed hurricane of 1916 (AL141916)

Name: Unnamed hurricane of 1916 (AL141916) (1916): track and modeled winds
Creator: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center

Unnamed hurricane of 1916 (AL141916) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 109 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 970 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 Pensacola, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 112 mph.

Peak strength109 mph winds (1-minute): Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track: 8
LandfallsFirst October 18, 1916: 1
Lowest pressure: 970 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 (AL141916)’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

October 18, 1916, Category 2 at 109 mph, about 13 miles from Pensacola, FL

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
Pensacola, FL	112 mph	91 mph	12 miles	Oct 18, 1916, 8:30 AM GMT-5
Daphne, AL	88 mph	71 mph	30 miles	Oct 18, 1916, 8:00 AM GMT-6
Crestview, FL	87 mph	70 mph	45 miles	Oct 18, 1916, 9:45 AM GMT-5
Mobile, AL	75 mph	61 mph	44 miles	Oct 18, 1916, 8:00 AM GMT-6
Montgomery, AL	60 mph	49 mph	62 miles	Oct 18, 1916, 1:15 PM GMT-6
Birmingham, AL	55 mph	45 mph	42 miles	Oct 18, 1916, 4:30 PM GMT-6
Gulfport, MS	49 mph	40 mph	99 miles	Oct 18, 1916, 5:45 AM GMT-6
Tuscaloosa, AL	49 mph	40 mph	3 miles	Oct 18, 1916, 2:45 PM GMT-6

Best track (43 positions)

Time	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position
Oct 9, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		18.5°N, 75.6°W
Oct 9, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		18.0°N, 76.0°W
Oct 9, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph		17.6°N, 76.4°W
Oct 10, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		17.2°N, 76.8°W
Oct 10, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.8°N, 77.2°W
Oct 10, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.5°N, 77.5°W
Oct 10, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.3°N, 77.8°W
Oct 11, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.1°N, 78.0°W
Oct 11, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.0°N, 78.2°W
Oct 11, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.0°N, 78.5°W
Oct 11, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		16.1°N, 78.8°W
Oct 12, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph		16.3°N, 79.0°W
Oct 12, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		16.4°N, 79.2°W
Oct 12, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph		16.5°N, 79.5°W
Oct 12, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph		16.5°N, 79.7°W
Oct 13, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph		16.5°N, 79.9°W
Oct 13, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph		16.5°N, 80.1°W
Oct 13, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		16.5°N, 80.5°W
Oct 13, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	86 mph		16.5°N, 81.1°W
Oct 14, 00:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph		16.5°N, 81.8°W
Oct 14, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		16.7°N, 82.7°W
Oct 14, 12:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		17.0°N, 83.6°W
Oct 14, 18:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		17.3°N, 84.5°W
Oct 15, 00:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		17.7°N, 85.4°W
Oct 15, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		18.1°N, 86.3°W
Oct 15, 12:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		18.6°N, 87.2°W
Oct 15, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		19.1°N, 88.2°W
Oct 16, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph		19.7°N, 89.0°W
Oct 16, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		20.3°N, 89.9°W
Oct 16, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	46 mph		21.0°N, 90.5°W
Oct 16, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph		21.7°N, 90.7°W
Oct 17, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph		22.4°N, 90.8°W
Oct 17, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph		23.2°N, 90.6°W
Oct 17, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph		24.0°N, 90.3°W
Oct 17, 18:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph		25.2°N, 89.7°W
Oct 18, 00:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph		26.5°N, 89.0°W
Oct 18, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph		27.9°N, 88.2°W
Oct 18, 12:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph	970 mb	29.6°N, 87.5°W
Oct 18, 14:00 UTC (landfall)	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph	970 mb	30.4°N, 87.4°W
Oct 18, 18:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	75 mph		31.6°N, 87.2°W
Oct 19, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph		33.9°N, 87.6°W
Oct 19, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph		36.2°N, 88.2°W
Oct 19, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	29 mph		38.5°N, 89.0°W

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