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Unnamed hurricane of 1948 (AL051948)

Unnamed hurricane of 1948 (AL051948) was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with 81 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 983 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 3 of the cities we track; the strongest was New Orleans, LA, with a modeled peak gust of 67 mph.

Peak strength81 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 1
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
3
LandfallsFirst September 4, 1948
1
Lowest pressure
983 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 1948 (AL051948)’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. September 4, 1948, Category 1 at 81 mph, about 74 miles from New Orleans, LA

Modeled winds at cities (3)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
New Orleans, LA67 mph54 mph1 milesSep 4, 1948, 5:15 AM GMT-5
Slidell, LA63 mph51 mph1 milesSep 4, 1948, 6:30 AM GMT-5
Gulfport, MS59 mph48 mph37 milesSep 4, 1948, 9:30 AM GMT-5

Best track (22 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 1, 18:00 UTCTropical depression29 mph24.3°N, 94.8°W
Sep 2, 00:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph24.3°N, 94.8°W
Sep 2, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph24.3°N, 94.8°W
Sep 2, 12:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph24.3°N, 94.7°W
Sep 2, 18:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.3°N, 94.3°W
Sep 3, 00:00 UTCTropical storm46 mph24.5°N, 93.8°W
Sep 3, 06:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph25.1°N, 93.2°W
Sep 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph998 mb25.9°N, 92.6°W
Sep 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph990 mb26.9°N, 91.9°W
Sep 4, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph27.9°N, 91.3°W
Sep 4, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph983 mb28.9°N, 90.6°W
Sep 4, 07:00 UTC (landfall)Category 1 hurricane81 mph983 mb29.1°N, 90.5°W
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