Unnamed (1878)

Cat 2 AL051878 · Atlantic
Peak winds
90 kt
104 mph
Min pressure
970 mb
ACE
21.17
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
4
55 observations

What happened during Unnamed?

Unnamed was a Cat 2 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 1 to September 13, 1878 (13 days). It reached peak winds of 103 mph (90 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 970 mb. The storm made 4 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1878-09-01
Last obs
1878-09-13
Storm number
5
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
55

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1878-09-01 00:00 TS 8.50 -54.20 50
1878-09-01 06:00 TS 8.70 -55.60 50
1878-09-01 12:00 TS 9.00 -57.00 60
1878-09-01 18:00 TS 9.60 -58.40 60
1878-09-02 00:00 HU 10.30 -59.90 70
1878-09-02 06:00 HU 11.30 -61.70 80
1878-09-02 12:00 HU 12.30 -63.30 80
1878-09-02 18:00 HU 13.30 -64.80 80
1878-09-03 00:00 HU 14.30 -66.30 80
1878-09-03 06:00 HU 15.20 -67.80 80
1878-09-03 12:00 HU 16.00 -69.30 80
1878-09-03 18:00 HU 16.70 -70.10 80
1878-09-04 00:00 HU 17.50 -71.10 80
1878-09-04 06:00 HU 18.20 -72.10 70
1878-09-04 12:00 TS 18.90 -73.00 60
1878-09-04 18:00 HU 19.50 -73.90 70
1878-09-05 00:00 HU 20.00 -74.60 70
1878-09-05 06:00 TS 20.50 -75.60 60
1878-09-05 12:00 TS 21.00 -76.60 60
1878-09-05 18:00 TS 21.50 -77.10 60
1878-09-06 00:00 TS 21.90 -77.80 50
1878-09-06 06:00 TS 22.10 -78.40 50
1878-09-06 12:00 TS 22.30 -79.00 50
1878-09-06 18:00 TS 22.50 -79.50 50
1878-09-07 00:00 TS 22.80 -80.00 50
1878-09-07 06:00 TS 23.10 -80.50 50
1878-09-07 12:00 TS 23.60 -80.80 50
1878-09-07 18:00 TS 24.30 -80.90 50
1878-09-07 21:00 TS 24.70 -80.90 60 Landfall
1878-09-08 00:00 TS 25.00 -81.00 60
1878-09-08 02:00 TS 25.20 -81.00 60 Landfall
1878-09-08 06:00 TS 25.80 -81.20 50
1878-09-08 12:00 TS 26.50 -81.50 40
1878-09-08 18:00 TS 26.90 -81.90 40
1878-09-09 00:00 TS 27.20 -82.40 40
1878-09-09 06:00 TS 27.40 -82.90 50
1878-09-09 12:00 TS 27.60 -83.30 60
1878-09-09 18:00 HU 27.80 -83.50 70
1878-09-10 00:00 HU 28.00 -83.40 80
1878-09-10 06:00 HU 28.30 -83.00 90
1878-09-10 11:00 HU 28.60 -82.60 90 Landfall
1878-09-10 12:00 HU 28.70 -82.50 80 970
1878-09-10 18:00 HU 29.20 -82.00 70
1878-09-11 00:00 TS 29.70 -81.50 60 985
1878-09-11 06:00 HU 30.10 -81.10 70
1878-09-11 12:00 HU 30.50 -80.90 80
1878-09-11 18:00 HU 30.90 -80.70 80
1878-09-12 00:00 HU 31.30 -80.60 80
1878-09-12 06:00 HU 31.80 -80.50 80
1878-09-12 12:00 HU 32.50 -80.40 80 Landfall
1878-09-12 18:00 TS 34.00 -80.10 60
1878-09-13 00:00 TS 36.50 -79.80 50
1878-09-13 06:00 EX 39.00 -79.40 50
1878-09-13 12:00 EX 41.50 -79.00 40
1878-09-13 18:00 EX 44.00 -78.50 40

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.