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Unnamed hurricane of 1918 (AL031918)

Unnamed hurricane of 1918 (AL031918) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 75 mph winds, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 61 mph.

Peak strength75 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst August 24, 1918
1
Lowest pressure
Not recorded

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 (AL031918)’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 24, 1918, Category 1 at 75 mph, about 74 miles from Wilmington, NC

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
Wilmington, NC61 mph49 mph45 milesAug 24, 1918, 1:30 PM GMT-4
Virginia Beach, VA56 mph46 mph57 milesAug 25, 1918, 7:45 AM GMT-4

Best track (15 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 23, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph27.7°N, 73.3°W
Aug 23, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph28.8°N, 74.5°W
Aug 23, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph30.0°N, 75.7°W
Aug 24, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph31.2°N, 76.6°W
Aug 24, 06:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph32.4°N, 77.1°W
Aug 24, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph33.5°N, 77.3°W
Aug 24, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph34.4°N, 77.0°W
Aug 24, 21:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane75 mph34.8°N, 76.8°W
Aug 25, 00:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph35.1°N, 76.5°W
Aug 25, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph35.7°N, 75.9°W
Aug 25, 12:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph36.2°N, 75.3°W
Aug 25, 18:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph36.8°N, 74.6°W
Aug 26, 00:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph37.5°N, 73.8°W
Aug 26, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph38.2°N, 72.9°W
Aug 26, 12:00 UTCPost-tropical35 mph39.0°N, 72.0°W