1876 San Felipe Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 12–19, 1876

Peak wind
115 mph
185 km/h · Sep 13
Peak category
Cat 3
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
980 mb
Landfalls
1
North Carolina
Lifetime
7.8 d
Sep 12 – Sep 19
Distance
3,290 mi
5,294 km
ACE
12.7
storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with 1876 San Felipe Hurricane

The 1876 San Felipe Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1876 Atlantic season. It formed on September 12, 1876, 211 mi ENE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb on September 13, 1876, and made landfall 16 mi ENE of Murraysville, North Carolina on September 17, 1876 as a Category 1 hurricane (92 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on September 13, 1876). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 3,290 miles (5,294 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
September 17, 1876 · 14:00 UTC16 mi ENE of Murraysville, North CarolinaCat 1 92 mph980 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic18 miSep 14 · 02:00 UTCCat 1 77 mph
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic20 miSep 14 · 03:00 UTCCat 1 75 mph
Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic18 miSep 14 · 03:00 UTCCat 1 75 mph
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic37 miSep 14 · 07:00 UTCTS 67 mph
Port-au-Prince, Haiti57 miSep 14 · 12:00 UTCTS 58 mph
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba22 miSep 15 · 04:00 UTCTS 73 mph
Washington, District of Columbia28 miSep 18 · 01:00 UTCTS 67 mph
Baltimore, Maryland53 miSep 18 · 02:00 UTCTS 65 mph
Boston, Massachusetts11 miSep 19 · 14:00 UTCTD 35 mph
South Boston, Massachusetts10 miSep 19 · 14:00 UTCTD 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

Every official fix 33 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Sep 12 00:00Cat 1 81 mph—17.7°N 58.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 12 06:00Cat 1 81 mph—17.7°N 59.7°W144 mi NE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe
Sep 12 12:00Cat 1 92 mph—17.9°N 61.0°W77 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Sep 12 18:00Cat 2 104 mph—18.0°N 62.1°W63 mi NNW of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Sep 13 00:00Cat 3 115 mph—18.0°N 63.4°W66 mi NW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sep 13 06:00Cat 3 115 mph—18.0°N 64.6°W21 mi NNE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 13 12:00Cat 2 104 mph—18.1°N 66.0°W10 mi SSE of Caguas, Puerto Rico
Sep 13 18:00Cat 1 81 mph991 mb18.3°N 67.6°W31 mi WNW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Sep 14 00:00Cat 1 81 mph—18.6°N 69.2°W12 mi NE of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Sep 14 06:00TS 69 mph—18.9°N 70.7°Wnear Constanza, Dominican Republic
Sep 14 12:00TS 58 mph—19.3°N 72.0°W11 mi N of Hinche, Haiti
Sep 14 18:00TS 58 mph—19.7°N 73.4°W41 mi WSW of Port-de-Paix, Haiti
Sep 15 00:00Cat 1 81 mph—20.1°N 74.8°W27 mi E of Guantánamo, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Sep 15 06:00TS 69 mph—20.4°N 76.1°W12 mi NE of Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
Sep 15 12:00TS 58 mph—20.7°N 77.6°Wnear Amancio, Las Tunas Province, Cuba
Sep 15 18:00TS 58 mph—21.0°N 78.6°W34 mi WSW of Vertientes, Camagüey, Cuba
Sep 16 00:00TS 58 mph—21.7°N 79.6°W19 mi SSW of Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba
Sep 16 06:00TS 58 mph999 mb22.9°N 80.0°Wnear Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Sep 16 12:00TS 69 mph—24.5°N 80.0°W49 mi SE of Key Largo, Florida
Sep 16 18:00TS 69 mph—26.6°N 79.4°W27 mi WSW of West End, Bahamas
Sep 17 00:00Cat 1 81 mph—28.8°N 78.6°W132 mi ENE of Palm Bay, Florida
Sep 17 06:00Cat 1 81 mph—31.4°N 78.3°W133 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Sep 17 12:00Cat 1 92 mph980 mb33.5°N 77.8°W52 mi S of Wilmington, North Carolina
Sep 17 14:00Cat 1 LANDFALL 92 mph980 mb34.4°N 77.6°W16 mi ENE of Murraysville, North Carolina
Sep 17 18:00Cat 1 81 mph985 mb36.0°N 77.3°W15 mi ENE of Tarboro, North Carolina
Sep 18 00:00TS 69 mph987 mb38.2°N 77.3°W11 mi SE of Fredericksburg, Virginia
Sep 18 06:00TS 58 mph—40.8°N 78.1°W13 mi W of State College, Pennsylvania
Sep 18 12:00TS 46 mph—42.5°N 77.5°W28 mi SSW of Canandaigua, New York
Sep 18 18:00TS 46 mph—43.0°N 76.1°Wnear Syracuse, New York
Sep 19 00:00TD 35 mph—43.0°N 74.5°Wnear Gloversville, New York
Sep 19 06:00TD 35 mph—42.7°N 73.0°Wnear North Adams, Massachusetts
Sep 19 12:00TD 35 mph—42.3°N 71.5°Wnear Framingham Center, Massachusetts
Sep 19 18:00TD 35 mph—42.0°N 70.0°W23 mi NNE of Yarmouth, Massachusetts

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1876 San Felipe Hurricane make landfall?

1876 San Felipe Hurricane made landfall once: 16 mi ENE of Murraysville, North Carolina on September 17, 1876 at 14:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds.

What category was 1876 San Felipe Hurricane?

At its peak on September 13, 1876, 1876 San Felipe Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 980 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did 1876 San Felipe Hurricane last?

7.8 days, from September 12, 1876 to September 19, 1876, including 84 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,290 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1876 San Felipe Hurricane?

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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