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Unnamed storm (1888)

Atlantic storm, 10/08/1888 to 10/13/1888. Peak: Category 2.

Peak strength
Category 2
Peak winds
109 mph
95 knots
Lowest pressure
970 mb
Duration
4 days

Storm track

20 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

  • Florida10/11/1888 09:00 UTC · 109 mph (Category 2) · 29.2°N, 83.1°W
  • North Carolina10/12/1888 00:00 UTC · 69 mph (Tropical storm) · 33.9°N, 78.1°W
All track points (20)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
10/08/1888 20:00 UTC21.7°N, 93.4°WTropical storm40 mph-
10/09/1888 02:00 UTC22.3°N, 92.6°WTropical storm52 mph-
10/09/1888 08:00 UTC22.9°N, 91.8°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/09/1888 14:00 UTC23.6°N, 90.9°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/09/1888 20:00 UTC24.2°N, 90.0°WHurricane75 mph-
10/10/1888 02:00 UTC24.9°N, 89.1°WHurricane86 mph-
10/10/1888 08:00 UTC25.6°N, 88.2°WHurricane92 mph-
10/10/1888 14:00 UTC26.3°N, 87.2°WHurricane98 mph-
10/10/1888 20:00 UTC27.0°N, 86.0°WHurricane104 mph-
10/11/1888 02:00 UTC27.7°N, 84.6°WHurricane109 mph-
10/11/1888 08:00 UTC29.0°N, 83.3°WHurricane109 mph970 mb
10/11/1888 09:00 UTC29.2°N, 83.1°WHurricane (landfall)109 mph970 mb
10/11/1888 14:00 UTC30.5°N, 81.3°WHurricane81 mph-
10/11/1888 20:00 UTC32.3°N, 79.5°WTropical storm69 mph-
10/12/1888 00:00 UTC33.9°N, 78.1°WTropical storm (landfall)69 mph-
10/12/1888 02:00 UTC34.5°N, 77.5°WTropical storm63 mph-
10/12/1888 08:00 UTC36.4°N, 75.6°WTropical storm58 mph-
10/12/1888 14:00 UTC38.4°N, 73.7°WTropical storm52 mph-
10/12/1888 20:00 UTC40.6°N, 71.8°WTropical storm46 mph-
10/13/1888 02:00 UTC41.9°N, 67.2°WTropical storm40 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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