Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 8–18, 1875
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01 · The story
The 1875 Indianola Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1875 Atlantic season. It formed on September 8, 1875, 295 mi E of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 978 mb on September 16, 1875, and made landfall 14 mi ESE of Corpus Christi, Texas on September 16, 1875 as a Category 3 hurricane (115 mph). The storm lasted 10.8 days and travelled about 3,513 miles (5,652 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 16, 1875 · 21:00 UTC | 14 mi ESE of Corpus Christi, Texas | Cat 3 115 mph | — |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba | 44 mi | Sep 13 · 01:00 UTC | Cat 2 104 mph |
| Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba | 45 mi | Sep 13 · 11:00 UTC | Cat 1 94 mph |
| Havana, Havana, Cuba | 18 mi | Sep 14 · 05:00 UTC | TS 71 mph |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | 10 mi | Sep 16 · 22:00 UTC | Cat 3 111 mph |
| Austin, Texas | 69 mi | Sep 17 · 12:00 UTC | TS 69 mph |
| Cypress, Texas | 11 mi | Sep 17 · 20:00 UTC | TS 54 mph |
| Houston, Texas | 30 mi | Sep 17 · 21:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Pasadena, Texas | 37 mi | Sep 17 · 22:00 UTC | TS 50 mph |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 48 mi | Sep 18 · 13:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 56 mi | Sep 18 · 18:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.9°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.9°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.0°N 57.5°W | 155 mi ENE of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.0°N 58.7°W | 87 mi NE of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.1°N 59.7°W | 69 mi N of Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.2°N 60.7°W | 19 mi ENE of Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.3°N 61.8°W | 53 mi WSW of Fort-de-France, Martinique |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.4°N 62.7°W | 110 mi W of Fort-de-France, Martinique |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.5°N 63.5°W | 152 mi WSW of Roseau, Dominica |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.6°N 64.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.8°N 65.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.1°N 66.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.5°N 67.4°W | 181 mi SSW of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.8°N 68.4°W | 185 mi SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.1°N 69.3°W | 162 mi S of La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.4°N 70.1°W | 131 mi S of Baní, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.7°N 71.3°W | 97 mi SSE of Pedernales, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.1°N 72.1°W | 69 mi SSW of Pedernales, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.5°N 73.0°W | 59 mi SSW of Jacmel, Haiti |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 18.2°N 74.5°W | 40 mi SW of Jérémie, Haiti |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 19.4°N 76.0°W | 45 mi SSW of Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 20.2°N 77.5°W | near Media Luna, Granma Province, Cuba |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 21.0°N 78.5°W | 29 mi SW of Vertientes, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 22.0°N 79.9°W | 9 mi NNW of Condado, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 22.7°N 80.9°W | near Colón, Matanzas Province, Cuba |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 23.4°N 82.4°W | 18 mi N of Havana, Havana, Cuba |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 24.0°N 83.9°W | 89 mi NNW of Bahía Honda, Artemisa, Cuba |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 24.7°N 85.4°W | 173 mi NNW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 25.8°N 87.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 26.3°N 89.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 26.6°N 90.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 26.8°N 92.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 27.0°N 93.4°W | 180 mi SSE of Galveston, Texas |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 27.1°N 94.9°W | 131 mi SSE of Freeport, Texas |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 27.1°N 96.1°W | 93 mi ESE of Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 27.4°N 96.9°W | 41 mi SE of Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Sep 16 21:00 | Cat 3 LANDFALL | 115 mph | — | 27.7°N 97.2°W | 14 mi ESE of Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 28.0°N 97.3°W | 15 mi NNE of Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 28.8°N 97.3°W | 18 mi W of Victoria, Texas |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 29.5°N 97.0°W | 48 mi N of Victoria, Texas |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 30.0°N 96.2°W | 17 mi SE of Brenham, Texas |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 30.3°N 95.0°W | 16 mi NE of New Caney, Texas |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 30.6°N 93.5°W | 21 mi SW of DeRidder, Louisiana |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 31.0°N 91.8°W | 36 mi NNE of Opelousas, Louisiana |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 31.5°N 90.0°W | 27 mi ESE of Brookhaven, Mississippi |
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Questions
1875 Indianola Hurricane made landfall once: 14 mi ESE of Corpus Christi, Texas on September 16, 1875 at 21:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds.
At its peak on September 16, 1875, 1875 Indianola Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 978 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.
10.8 days, from September 8, 1875 to September 18, 1875, including 222 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,513 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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