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Unnamed storm (1897)

Atlantic storm, 09/10/1897 to 09/14/1897. Peak: Category 1.

Peak strength
Category 1
Peak winds
86 mph
75 knots
Duration
4 days
U.S. landfalls
2

Storm track

16 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5

U.S. landfalls

  • Florida09/11/1897 02:00 UTC · 69 mph (Tropical storm) · 24.4°N, 81.9°W
  • Louisiana09/13/1897 13:00 UTC · 86 mph (Category 1) · 29.7°N, 93.8°W

Counties along the track

Strongest estimated winds near each county, tropical storm force (39 mph) or more

All track points (16)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
09/10/1897 14:00 UTC23.7°N, 80.0°WTropical storm58 mph-
09/10/1897 20:00 UTC24.0°N, 81.0°WTropical storm63 mph-
09/11/1897 02:00 UTC24.4°N, 81.9°WTropical storm (landfall)69 mph-
09/11/1897 08:00 UTC24.8°N, 82.9°WHurricane75 mph-
09/11/1897 14:00 UTC25.4°N, 83.6°WHurricane86 mph-
09/11/1897 20:00 UTC26.0°N, 84.6°WHurricane86 mph-
09/12/1897 02:00 UTC26.6°N, 85.6°WHurricane86 mph-
09/12/1897 08:00 UTC27.2°N, 86.8°WHurricane86 mph-
09/12/1897 14:00 UTC27.8°N, 87.9°WHurricane86 mph-
09/12/1897 20:00 UTC28.3°N, 89.2°WHurricane86 mph-
09/13/1897 02:00 UTC28.8°N, 90.5°WHurricane86 mph-
09/13/1897 08:00 UTC29.3°N, 92.2°WHurricane86 mph-
09/13/1897 13:00 UTC29.7°N, 93.8°WHurricane (landfall)86 mph-
09/13/1897 14:00 UTC29.8°N, 94.1°WHurricane86 mph-
09/13/1897 20:00 UTC30.3°N, 95.7°WTropical storm58 mph-
09/14/1897 02:00 UTC31.2°N, 97.5°WTropical storm46 mph-

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained