NHC AL031879 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1879
August 19, 1879 – August 24, 1879
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1879 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 290 US cities, 101 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1879 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1879 (AL031879) from August 19, 1879 to August 24, 1879; its peak was 104 mph (Category 2). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on August 23 at 104 mph (Category 2), 15 miles from Winnie, TX. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 290 US cities, in 3 states, most in Texas (140) and Arkansas (89). The strongest pass was 104 mph (Category 2) 17 miles from Crystal Beach, TX; the centre came closest to Taylor, AR, 1 mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 290
- At hurricane strength
- 101
- States
- 3
104 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1879 storm passed near, strongest first
Texas (140)
- Crystal BeachCategory 2 · 17 mi
- GalvestonCategory 2 · 26 mi
- Texas CityCategory 2 · 33 mi
- La MarqueCategory 2 · 35 mi
- BacliffCategory 2 · 35 mi
- HitchcockCategory 2 · 36 mi
- DickinsonCategory 2 · 38 mi
- KemahCategory 2 · 38 mi
- SeabrookCategory 2 · 38 mi
- La PorteCategory 2 · 39 mi
- League CityCategory 2 · 41 mi
- Santa FeCategory 2 · 42 mi
- Deer ParkCategory 2 · 44 mi
- WebsterCategory 2 · 44 mi
- PasadenaCategory 2 · 47 mi
- FriendswoodCategory 2 · 48 mi
- South HoustonCategory 2 · 50 mi
- AlvinCategory 2 · 51 mi
- PearlandCategory 2 · 55 mi
- DanburyCategory 2 · 57 mi
- ManvelCategory 2 · 58 mi
- FreeportCategory 2 · 60 mi
- CluteCategory 2 · 62 mi
- RosharonCategory 2 · 63 mi
- FresnoCategory 2 · 64 mi
- AngletonCategory 2 · 64 mi
- BellaireCategory 2 · 64 mi
- Lake JacksonCategory 2 · 65 mi
- Missouri CityCategory 2 · 68 mi
- StaffordCategory 2 · 70 mi
- BrazoriaCategory 2 · 73 mi
- Sugar LandCategory 2 · 74 mi
- AnahuacCategory 2 · 17 mi
- Galena ParkCategory 2 · 51 mi
- HoustonCategory 2 · 64 mi
- BaytownCategory 2 · 34 mi
- HighlandsCategory 2 · 41 mi
- ChannelviewCategory 2 · 45 mi
- WinnieCategory 2 · 2 mi
- CrosbyCategory 2 · 43 mi
- TomballCategory 2 · 72 mi
- HumbleCategory 2 · 53 mi
- Port ArthurCategory 2 · 24 mi
- DaytonCategory 2 · 33 mi
- HuffmanCategory 2 · 46 mi
- KingwoodCategory 2 · 52 mi
- PorterCategory 2 · 56 mi
- SpringCategory 2 · 68 mi
- NederlandCategory 2 · 20 mi
- Port NechesCategory 2 · 22 mi
- GrovesCategory 2 · 25 mi
- LibertyCategory 2 · 26 mi
- ShenandoahCategory 2 · 67 mi
- The WoodlandsCategory 2 · 71 mi
- BeaumontCategory 1 · 10 mi
- Bridge CityCategory 1 · 29 mi
- New CaneyCategory 1 · 52 mi
- Sour LakeCategory 1 · 6 mi
- SplendoraCategory 1 · 51 mi
- VidorCategory 1 · 18 mi
and 80 more
Louisiana (61)
- VintonCategory 1 · 42 mi
- SulphurCategory 1 · 54 mi
- Lake CharlesCategory 1 · 64 mi
- WestlakeCategory 1 · 60 mi
- DequincyCategory 1 · 50 mi
- RagleyCategory 1 · 66 mi
- MerryvilleCategory 1 · 39 mi
- LongvilleCategory 1 · 58 mi
- DeridderCategory 1 · 53 mi
- PitkinCategory 1 · 70 mi
- New LlanoCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Fort PolkCategory 1 · 52 mi
- AnacocoTropical storm · 38 mi
- LeesvilleTropical storm · 51 mi
- FlorienTropical storm · 34 mi
- ZwolleTropical storm · 19 mi
- ManyTropical storm · 26 mi
- RobelineTropical storm · 38 mi
- MontgomeryTropical storm · 64 mi
- NatchitochesTropical storm · 49 mi
- LogansportTropical storm · 6 mi
- MansfieldTropical storm · 11 mi
- CamptiTropical storm · 46 mi
- Grand CaneTropical storm · 4 mi
- CoushattaTropical storm · 31 mi
- WinnfieldTropical storm · 72 mi
- StonewallTropical storm · overhead
- KeithvilleTropical storm · 4 mi
- ShreveportTropical storm · 2 mi
- GreenwoodTropical storm · 14 mi
- Elm GroveTropical storm · 16 mi
- RinggoldTropical storm · 26 mi
- Bossier CityTropical storm · overhead
- Barksdale AfbTropical storm · 6 mi
- DoylineTropical storm · 18 mi
- MooringsportTropical storm · 18 mi
- HeflinTropical storm · 25 mi
- JonesboroTropical storm · 62 mi
- BentonTropical storm · 4 mi
- HaughtonTropical storm · 8 mi
- PrincetonTropical storm · 10 mi
- SibleyTropical storm · 22 mi
- QuitmanTropical storm · 58 mi
- MindenTropical storm · 21 mi
- VivianTropical storm · 22 mi
- ArcadiaTropical storm · 43 mi
- SimsboroTropical storm · 50 mi
- GramblingTropical storm · 54 mi
- RustonTropical storm · 58 mi
- SareptaTropical storm · 5 mi
- Plain DealingTropical storm · 8 mi
- HomerTropical storm · 31 mi
- DubachTropical storm · 53 mi
- ChoudrantTropical storm · 67 mi
- CalhounTropical storm · 75 mi
- SpringhillTropical storm · 3 mi
- HaynesvilleTropical storm · 23 mi
- BerniceTropical storm · 51 mi
- DownsvilleTropical storm · 72 mi
- FarmervilleTropical storm · 67 mi
and 1 more
Arkansas (89)
- TaylorTropical storm · overhead
- FoukeTropical storm · 25 mi
- MagnoliaTropical storm · 11 mi
- TexarkanaTropical storm · 36 mi
- Junction CityTropical storm · 39 mi
- WaldoTropical storm · 3 mi
- El DoradoTropical storm · 42 mi
- ForemanTropical storm · 64 mi
- GurdonTropical storm · 8 mi
- MalvernTropical storm · 9 mi
- ArkadelphiaTropical storm · 11 mi
- DonaldsonTropical storm · 12 mi
- PrescottTropical storm · 15 mi
- HopeTropical storm · 20 mi
- CamdenTropical storm · 21 mi
- BeardenTropical storm · 23 mi
- BismarckTropical storm · 24 mi
- Hot SpringsTropical storm · 25 mi
- Hot Springs VillageTropical storm · 28 mi
- FordyceTropical storm · 29 mi
- PearcyTropical storm · 32 mi
- SmackoverTropical storm · 33 mi
- AmityTropical storm · 36 mi
- RoyalTropical storm · 36 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 39 mi
- RisonTropical storm · 39 mi
- MurfreesboroTropical storm · 42 mi
- NashvilleTropical storm · 45 mi
- GlenwoodTropical storm · 45 mi
- AshdownTropical storm · 49 mi
- Mount IdaTropical storm · 53 mi
- AustinTropical storm · 54 mi
- WarrenTropical storm · 55 mi
- CarlisleTropical storm · 55 mi
- OlaTropical storm · 56 mi
- WardTropical storm · 57 mi
- LockesburgTropical storm · 58 mi
- StrongTropical storm · 60 mi
- BeebeTropical storm · 62 mi
- HazenTropical storm · 63 mi
- DanvilleTropical storm · 64 mi
- HoratioTropical storm · 65 mi
- RomanceTropical storm · 66 mi
- Mc RaeTropical storm · 67 mi
- BellevilleTropical storm · 68 mi
- MonticelloTropical storm · 70 mi
- De QueenTropical storm · 70 mi
- Rose BudTropical storm · 72 mi
- Des ArcTropical storm · 72 mi
- QuitmanTropical storm · 73 mi
- BauxiteTropical storm · 1 mi
- SheridanTropical storm · 12 mi
- Star CityTropical storm · 53 mi
- MabelvaleTropical storm · 1 mi
- BryantTropical storm · 6 mi
- HensleyTropical storm · 6 mi
- AlexanderTropical storm · 8 mi
- RedfieldTropical storm · 14 mi
- White HallTropical storm · 27 mi
- Pine BluffTropical storm · 33 mi
and 29 more
Other storms of the 1879 season
- Unnamed (AL021879)Category 3 · 829 cities
- Unnamed (AL041879)Category 3 · 346 cities
- Unnamed (AL051879)Tropical storm · 173 cities
- Unnamed (AL061879)Tropical storm · 110 cities
- Unnamed (AL071879)Category 1 · 175 cities
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.