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Unnamed storm (1879)

Atlantic storm, 10/24/1879 to 10/30/1879. Peak: Category 1.

Peak strength
Category 1
Peak winds
81 mph
70 knots
Duration
6 days
U.S. landfalls
1

Storm track

25 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

  • Florida10/28/1879 04:52 UTC · 69 mph (Tropical storm) · 29.0°N, 82.7°W
All track points (25)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
10/24/1879 07:52 UTC20.2°N, 84.6°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/24/1879 13:52 UTC20.6°N, 85.1°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/24/1879 19:52 UTC21.1°N, 85.6°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/25/1879 01:52 UTC21.4°N, 86.0°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/25/1879 07:52 UTC21.7°N, 86.3°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/25/1879 13:52 UTC22.1°N, 86.6°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/25/1879 19:52 UTC22.2°N, 86.9°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/26/1879 01:52 UTC22.7°N, 87.3°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/26/1879 07:52 UTC23.1°N, 87.6°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/26/1879 13:52 UTC23.5°N, 87.9°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/26/1879 19:52 UTC24.0°N, 88.0°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/27/1879 01:52 UTC24.5°N, 88.0°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/27/1879 07:52 UTC25.1°N, 87.6°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/27/1879 13:52 UTC26.0°N, 87.1°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/27/1879 19:52 UTC27.0°N, 86.1°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/28/1879 01:52 UTC28.2°N, 84.1°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/28/1879 04:52 UTC29.0°N, 82.7°WTropical storm (landfall)69 mph-
10/28/1879 07:52 UTC29.6°N, 81.6°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/28/1879 13:52 UTC31.5°N, 78.6°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/28/1879 19:52 UTC33.7°N, 75.6°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/29/1879 01:52 UTC36.9°N, 72.9°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/29/1879 07:52 UTC40.0°N, 69.1°WHurricane81 mph-
10/29/1879 13:52 UTC42.5°N, 65.5°WHurricane81 mph-
10/29/1879 19:52 UTC44.3°N, 61.5°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/30/1879 01:52 UTC46.5°N, 56.5°WTropical storm69 mph-

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

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