Unnamed (1897)

Cat 1 AL051897 · Atlantic
Peak winds
70 kt
81 mph
Min pressure
— mb
ACE
10.44
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
1
54 observations

What happened during Unnamed?

Unnamed was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from October 9 to October 22, 1897 (14 days). It reached peak winds of 80 mph (70 kt). The storm made one landfall on October 20 at 35.2°N, 75.5°W.

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Storm overview
First obs
1897-10-09
Last obs
1897-10-22
Storm number
5
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
54

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1897-10-09 18:00 TS 12.40 -61.70 40
1897-10-10 00:00 TS 12.50 -62.60 40
1897-10-10 06:00 TS 12.70 -63.80 40
1897-10-10 12:00 TS 13.00 -64.90 40
1897-10-10 18:00 TS 13.20 -66.10 40
1897-10-11 00:00 TS 13.40 -67.20 40
1897-10-11 06:00 TS 13.60 -68.40 40
1897-10-11 12:00 TS 13.80 -69.60 40
1897-10-11 18:00 TS 14.00 -70.80 40
1897-10-12 00:00 TS 14.10 -72.00 40
1897-10-12 06:00 TS 14.20 -73.30 40
1897-10-12 12:00 TS 14.40 -74.50 40
1897-10-12 18:00 TS 14.60 -75.80 40
1897-10-13 00:00 TS 14.80 -77.10 40
1897-10-13 06:00 TS 15.10 -78.40 40
1897-10-13 12:00 TS 15.50 -79.60 40
1897-10-13 18:00 TS 16.00 -80.70 40
1897-10-14 00:00 TS 16.30 -81.10 40
1897-10-14 06:00 TS 16.70 -81.60 40
1897-10-14 12:00 TS 17.00 -82.00 40
1897-10-14 18:00 TS 17.30 -82.30 40
1897-10-15 00:00 TS 17.60 -82.60 40
1897-10-15 06:00 TS 17.80 -82.80 40
1897-10-15 12:00 TS 18.00 -83.00 40
1897-10-15 18:00 TS 18.30 -83.10 40
1897-10-16 00:00 TS 18.40 -83.10 40
1897-10-16 06:00 TS 18.50 -83.10 40
1897-10-16 12:00 TS 18.70 -83.00 40
1897-10-16 18:00 TS 19.00 -82.80 40
1897-10-17 00:00 TS 19.20 -82.50 40
1897-10-17 06:00 TS 19.40 -82.30 45
1897-10-17 12:00 TS 19.70 -82.00 50
1897-10-17 18:00 TS 19.90 -81.60 55
1897-10-18 00:00 TS 20.10 -81.10 60
1897-10-18 06:00 HU 20.30 -80.80 65
1897-10-18 12:00 HU 20.60 -80.30 70
1897-10-18 18:00 HU 21.20 -79.60 70
1897-10-19 00:00 HU 21.80 -78.90 70
1897-10-19 06:00 TS 22.50 -78.20 60
1897-10-19 12:00 TS 23.30 -77.70 55
1897-10-19 18:00 TS 25.30 -77.20 55
1897-10-20 00:00 TS 27.50 -76.70 55
1897-10-20 06:00 TS 29.80 -76.50 55
1897-10-20 12:00 TS 32.20 -76.30 55
1897-10-20 18:00 TS 34.60 -75.80 55
1897-10-20 20:00 TS 35.20 -75.50 55 Landfall
1897-10-21 00:00 TS 37.20 -74.40 50
1897-10-21 06:00 TS 38.80 -71.90 45
1897-10-21 12:00 EX 39.70 -69.00 40
1897-10-21 18:00 EX 40.10 -66.30 40
1897-10-22 00:00 EX 39.90 -64.00 40
1897-10-22 06:00 EX 39.80 -61.90 40
1897-10-22 12:00 EX 40.00 -59.50 40
1897-10-22 18:00 EX 40.10 -57.40 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.