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Unnamed hurricane of 1928 (AL011928)

Unnamed hurricane of 1928 (AL011928) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 104 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 971 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 Port St. Lucie, FL, with a modeled peak gust of 104 mph.

Peak strength104 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
4
LandfallsFirst August 8, 1928
2
Lowest pressure
971 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 1928 (AL011928)’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 8, 1928, Category 2 at 98 mph, about 12 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL
  2. August 10, 1928, tropical storm at 40 mph, 30.0°N, 84.3°W

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
Port St. Lucie, FL104 mph85 mph10 milesAug 7, 1928, 11:15 PM GMT-4
Palm Bay, FL81 mph66 mph12 milesAug 8, 1928, 8:00 AM GMT-4
Miami, FL68 mph55 mph71 milesAug 7, 1928, 7:45 AM GMT-4
Orlando, FL54 mph44 mph28 milesAug 8, 1928, 8:30 AM GMT-4

Best track (46 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.8°N, 63.6°W
Aug 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph18.9°N, 64.3°W
Aug 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.0°N, 65.0°W
Aug 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.1°N, 65.7°W
Aug 4, 00:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.2°N, 66.4°W
Aug 4, 06:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.4°N, 67.2°W
Aug 4, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph19.6°N, 68.0°W
Aug 4, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.0°N, 69.0°W
Aug 5, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph20.5°N, 70.1°W
Aug 5, 06:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.0°N, 71.2°W
Aug 5, 12:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph21.5°N, 72.3°W
Aug 5, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph22.1°N, 73.4°W
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