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Unnamed hurricane of 1918 (AL011918)

Unnamed hurricane of 1918 (AL011918) was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with 121 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 955 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 4 of the cities we track; the strongest was Lake Charles, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 117 mph.

Peak strength121 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 3
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst August 6, 1918
1
Lowest pressure
955 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 1918 (AL011918)’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 6, 1918, Category 3 at 121 mph, about 28 miles from Lake Charles, LA

Modeled winds at cities (4)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Lake Charles, LA117 mph96 mph13 milesAug 6, 1918, 2:15 PM GMT-5
Beaumont, TX51 mph41 mph39 milesAug 6, 1918, 2:45 PM GMT-5
Lafayette, LA50 mph41 mph75 milesAug 6, 1918, 6:45 AM GMT-5
Shreveport, LA50 mph40 mph50 milesAug 6, 1918, 11:30 PM GMT-5

Best track (28 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 1, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph12.6°N, 58.5°W
Aug 1, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph12.8°N, 60.3°W
Aug 1, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph13.0°N, 62.0°W
Aug 1, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph13.2°N, 63.8°W
Aug 2, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph13.4°N, 65.5°W
Aug 2, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph13.7°N, 67.3°W
Aug 2, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph14.0°N, 69.0°W
Aug 2, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph14.4°N, 70.8°W
Aug 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph14.9°N, 72.5°W
Aug 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph15.4°N, 74.3°W
Aug 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph16.0°N, 76.0°W
Aug 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph16.8°N, 77.6°W
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