Unnamed (1859)

Cat 1 AL051859 · Atlantic
Peak winds
70 kt
81 mph
Min pressure
mb
ACE
5.91
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
16 observations

What happened during Unnamed?

Unnamed was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 15 to September 18, 1859 (4 days). It reached peak winds of 80 mph (70 kt). The storm made one landfall on September 16 at 30.3°N, 88.1°W.


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Storm overview
First obs
1859-09-15
Last obs
1859-09-18
Storm number
5
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
16

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1859-09-15 00:00 HU 28.00 -89.00 70
1859-09-15 06:00 HU 28.50 -89.00 70
1859-09-15 12:00 HU 29.00 -88.90 70
1859-09-15 18:00 HU 29.60 -88.60 70
1859-09-16 00:00 HU 30.30 -88.10 70 Landfall
1859-09-16 06:00 TS 31.10 -87.50 50
1859-09-16 12:00 TS 32.00 -86.80 40
1859-09-16 18:00 TS 33.10 -84.80 40
1859-09-17 00:00 TS 34.30 -82.50 40
1859-09-17 06:00 TS 35.60 -80.00 40
1859-09-17 12:00 TS 37.00 -77.50 50
1859-09-17 18:00 TS 38.50 -74.50 60
1859-09-18 00:00 HU 40.00 -71.00 70
1859-09-18 06:00 HU 41.20 -66.50 70
1859-09-18 12:00 HU 42.00 -61.00 70
1859-09-18 18:00 HU 42.50 -55.00 70

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.