1888 Louisiana Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 14–24, 1888

Peak wind

127 mph

204 km/h · Aug 16

Peak category

Cat 3

Saffir–Simpson

Landfalls

Florida · Louisiana

Lifetime

10.3 d

Aug 14 – Aug 24

Distance

4,158 mi

6,690 km

ACE

19.1

storm energy

Deaths

per Wikidata

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 1888 Louisiana Hurricane

The 1888 Louisiana Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1888 Atlantic season. It formed on August 14, 1888, 116 mi NE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) on August 16, 1888, and made landfall 2 times — first near Miami, Florida on August 16, 1888 as a Category 3 hurricane (127 mph). Later landfalls: 34 mi S of Houma, Louisiana on August 19, 1888 as a Category 2 hurricane (109 mph). It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on August 15, 1888). The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 4,158 miles (6,690 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 12 deaths.

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

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

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)	Where	Strength	Pressure
August 16, 1888 · 19:00 UTC	near Miami, Florida	Cat 3 127 mph	—
August 19, 1888 · 16:00 UTC	34 mi S of Houma, Louisiana	Cat 2 109 mph	—

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
New South Memphis, Tennessee	19 mi	Aug 21 · 01:00 UTC	TS 62 mph
Memphis, Tennessee	19 mi	Aug 21 · 01:00 UTC	TS 62 mph
Nashville, Tennessee	51 mi	Aug 21 · 07:00 UTC	TS 57 mph
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	66 mi	Aug 22 · 01:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
New York City, New York	38 mi	Aug 22 · 03:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Brooklyn, New York	43 mi	Aug 22 · 03:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Queens, New York	43 mi	Aug 22 · 03:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Manhattan, New York	34 mi	Aug 22 · 03:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
The Bronx, New York	31 mi	Aug 22 · 03:00 UTC	TS 46 mph
Boston, Massachusetts	18 mi	Aug 22 · 07:00 UTC	TS 48 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 44 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Aug 14 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	23.0°N 71.0°W	116 mi NE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 14 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	23.3°N 72.1°W	105 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 15 00:00	TS	58 mph	—	23.8°N 73.4°W	157 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 15 06:00	TS	69 mph	—	24.1°N 74.5°W	open ocean
Aug 15 12:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	24.3°N 75.5°W	127 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 15 18:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	24.6°N 76.5°W	62 mi ESE of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 16 00:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	24.8°N 77.4°W	18 mi SSW of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 16 06:00	Cat 3	115 mph	—	25.1°N 78.2°W	54 mi W of Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 16 12:00	Cat 3	127 mph	—	25.3°N 79.0°W	81 mi ESE of Miami, Florida
Aug 16 18:00	Cat 3	127 mph	—	25.7°N 79.9°W	19 mi ESE of Miami, Florida
Aug 16 19:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	127 mph	—	25.8°N 80.1°W	near Miami, Florida
Aug 17 00:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	26.2°N 80.9°W	32 mi WNW of Weston, Florida
Aug 17 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	26.6°N 82.0°W	near Cape Coral, Florida
Aug 17 12:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	26.9°N 83.3°W	56 mi WSW of Sarasota, Florida
Aug 17 18:00	Cat 2	104 mph	—	27.1°N 84.7°W	132 mi WSW of St. Petersburg, Florida
Aug 18 00:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	27.1°N 86.2°W	open ocean
Aug 18 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	27.2°N 87.6°W	open ocean
Aug 18 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	27.3°N 88.6°W	open ocean
Aug 18 18:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	27.6°N 89.4°W	159 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 19 00:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	27.9°N 90.0°W	125 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 19 06:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	28.3°N 90.4°W	92 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 19 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	28.8°N 90.6°W	55 mi S of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 19 16:00	Cat 2 LANDFALL	109 mph	—	29.1°N 90.7°W	34 mi S of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 19 18:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	29.3°N 90.8°W	21 mi SSW of Houma, Louisiana
Aug 20 00:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	29.9°N 90.9°W	near Grand Bayou Mobile Home Park, Louisiana
Aug 20 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	30.7°N 91.0°W	10 mi NNE of Central, Louisiana
Aug 20 12:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	31.8°N 91.0°W	29 mi NE of Natchez, Mississippi
Aug 20 18:00	TS	69 mph	—	33.2°N 90.8°W	21 mi SE of Greenville, Mississippi
Aug 21 00:00	TS	63 mph	—	34.8°N 90.1°W	near Hernando, Mississippi
Aug 21 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	36.5°N 87.8°W	25 mi W of Clarksville, Tennessee
Aug 21 12:00	TS	52 mph	—	38.0°N 85.0°W	near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Aug 21 18:00	TS	52 mph	—	39.3°N 81.3°W	11 mi SE of Marietta, Ohio
Aug 22 00:00	TS	46 mph	—	40.6°N 76.5°W	19 mi NNW of Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Aug 22 06:00	TS	46 mph	—	41.9°N 71.8°W	near Killingly Center, Connecticut
Aug 22 12:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	43.2°N 68.1°W	106 mi ESE of Brunswick, Maine
Aug 22 18:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	44.7°N 65.3°W	47 mi WSW of Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Aug 23 00:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	46.2°N 62.8°W	16 mi E of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Aug 23 06:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	47.7°N 60.5°W	67 mi ENE of Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, Canada
Aug 23 12:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	49.2°N 59.0°W	50 mi WNW of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Aug 23 18:00	TS extratropical	52 mph	—	50.6°N 57.1°W	120 mi NNE of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Aug 24 00:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	51.8°N 55.8°W	open ocean
Aug 24 06:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	53.0°N 55.0°W	open ocean
Aug 24 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	54.0°N 54.0°W	open ocean
Aug 24 18:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	55.2°N 53.0°W	open ocean

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1888 Louisiana Hurricane make landfall?

1888 Louisiana Hurricane made landfall 2 times: near Miami, Florida on August 16, 1888 at 19:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 127 mph winds; 34 mi S of Houma, Louisiana on August 19, 1888 at 16:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds.

What category was 1888 Louisiana Hurricane?

At its peak on August 16, 1888, 1888 Louisiana Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h). At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did 1888 Louisiana Hurricane last?

10.3 days, from August 14, 1888 to August 24, 1888, including 126 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,158 miles.

How many people died in 1888 Louisiana Hurricane?

Wikidata records 12 deaths for 1888 Louisiana hurricane. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.

Where can I download the track data for 1888 Louisiana 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.

This site was built by Digital Dynamics Kft.

We build live, data-driven sites like this one

This archive is our own work, built from openly available data — the NOAA best-track records, the replay engine, the wind-field rendering and the map tiles served from our own servers in the European Union. If your business generates data — measurements, machines, orders, customers — we are happy to turn it into a clear, interactive interface.

But this is not all we build:

online shops and websites, with a design of your own
SaaS products and ERP systems
mobile apps for Android and iPhone
data collection, automation and map-based visualization

Or anything else that can be programmed — just get in touch.

See our work → or write: info@digitaldynamics.hu

digitaldynamics.hu