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Unnamed hurricane of 1949 (AL011949)

Unnamed hurricane of 1949 (AL011949) was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with 109 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 963 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Wilmington, NC, with a modeled peak gust of 52 mph.

Peak strength109 mph winds (1-minute)
Category 2
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
1
Landfalls
0
Lowest pressure
963 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 1949 (AL011949)’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

Modeled winds at cities (1)

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

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Wilmington, NC52 mph42 mph96 milesAug 24, 1949, 5:30 AM GMT-4

Best track (37 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Aug 21, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph21.2°N, 61.5°W
Aug 21, 06:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph21.9°N, 63.2°W
Aug 21, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane75 mph22.6°N, 64.9°W
Aug 21, 18:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane81 mph993 mb23.3°N, 66.6°W
Aug 22, 00:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph24.0°N, 68.3°W
Aug 22, 06:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane86 mph24.7°N, 70.0°W
Aug 22, 12:00 UTCCategory 1 hurricane92 mph984 mb25.4°N, 71.6°W
Aug 22, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph974 mb26.2°N, 73.1°W
Aug 23, 00:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph27.2°N, 74.3°W
Aug 23, 06:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane98 mph28.2°N, 75.3°W
Aug 23, 12:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph29.2°N, 76.1°W
Aug 23, 18:00 UTCCategory 2 hurricane104 mph30.2°N, 76.6°W
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