1894 Greater Antilles Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 18 – October 1, 1894

Peak wind
121 mph
194 km/h · Sep 21
Peak category
Cat 3
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
985 mb
Landfalls
4
Florida · South Carolina
Lifetime
13.3 d
Sep 18 – Oct 1
Distance
3,844 mi
6,186 km
ACE
28.7
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 1894 Greater Antilles Hurricane

The 1894 Greater Antilles Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1894 Atlantic season. It formed on September 18, 1894, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on September 21, 1894, and made landfall 4 times — first 17 mi NW of Key West, Florida on September 25, 1894 as a Category 1 hurricane (81 mph). Later landfalls: near Cape Coral, Florida on September 25, 1894 as a Category 2 hurricane (104 mph); near Hilton Head, South Carolina on September 27, 1894 as a Category 1 hurricane (92 mph); near Morehead City, North Carolina on September 28, 1894 as a tropical storm (69 mph). It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on September 19, 1894). The storm lasted 13.3 days and travelled about 3,844 miles (6,186 km).

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)WhereStrengthPressure
September 25, 1894 · 11:00 UTC17 mi NW of Key West, FloridaCat 1 81 mph—
September 25, 1894 · 19:00 UTCnear Cape Coral, FloridaCat 2 104 mph—
September 27, 1894 · 07:00 UTCnear Hilton Head, South CarolinaCat 1 92 mph—
September 28, 1894 · 12:00 UTCnear Morehead City, North CarolinaTS 69 mph—

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic40 miSep 22 · 09:00 UTCCat 2 106 mph
Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic39 miSep 22 · 09:00 UTCCat 2 106 mph
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic42 miSep 22 · 09:00 UTCCat 2 106 mph
Port-au-Prince, Haiti13 miSep 22 · 17:00 UTCCat 1 89 mph
Carrefour, Haiti13 miSep 22 · 17:00 UTCCat 1 89 mph
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cubadirect hitSep 23 · 06:00 UTCCat 2 98 mph
Havana, Havana, Cuba35 miSep 24 · 23:00 UTCCat 1 74 mph
Tampa, Florida50 miSep 26 · 01:00 UTCCat 1 83 mph
Jacksonville, Florida38 miSep 26 · 17:00 UTCCat 1 80 mph
Virginia Beach, Virginia40 miSep 29 · 06:00 UTCCat 1 81 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 57 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Sep 18 00:00TS 40 mph—13.4°N 50.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 18 06:00TS 46 mph—13.4°N 51.0°Wopen ocean
Sep 18 12:00TS 52 mph—13.5°N 51.7°Wopen ocean
Sep 18 18:00TS 58 mph—13.6°N 52.6°Wopen ocean
Sep 19 00:00TS 63 mph—13.7°N 53.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 19 06:00Cat 1 75 mph—13.9°N 54.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 19 12:00Cat 1 81 mph—14.0°N 55.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 19 18:00Cat 1 92 mph—14.1°N 56.3°Wopen ocean
Sep 20 00:00Cat 2 98 mph—14.3°N 57.5°W164 mi ENE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 20 06:00Cat 2 104 mph—14.5°N 58.6°W118 mi NE of Bridgetown, Barbados
Sep 20 12:00Cat 2 109 mph—14.7°N 59.7°W81 mi E of Le François, Martinique
Sep 20 18:00Cat 3 115 mph—14.9°N 61.1°W11 mi NW of Sainte-Marie, Martinique
Sep 21 00:00Cat 3 121 mph—15.3°N 62.7°W80 mi SW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Sep 21 06:00Cat 3 121 mph—15.8°N 64.2°W138 mi SSE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 21 12:00Cat 3 121 mph—16.2°N 65.5°W117 mi SSW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 21 18:00Cat 3 121 mph—16.6°N 66.7°W98 mi S of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Sep 22 00:00Cat 3 115 mph—17.0°N 67.9°W90 mi SSW of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Sep 22 06:00Cat 2 109 mph—17.6°N 69.3°W59 mi S of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Sep 22 12:00Cat 2 104 mph—18.3°N 71.0°Wnear Santa Cruz de Barahona, Dominican Republic
Sep 22 18:00Cat 1 86 mph—18.8°N 72.7°W12 mi W of Arcahaie, Haiti
Sep 23 00:00Cat 1 92 mph—19.4°N 74.3°W53 mi NNW of Jérémie, Haiti
Sep 23 06:00Cat 2 98 mph—19.9°N 75.8°Wnear Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
Sep 23 12:00Cat 1 81 mph—20.5°N 77.0°Wnear Río Cauto, Granma Province, Cuba
Sep 23 18:00Cat 1 81 mph—20.9°N 78.2°W18 mi NW of Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba
Sep 24 00:00Cat 1 81 mph—21.4°N 79.4°W27 mi SSW of La Sierpe, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba
Sep 24 06:00Cat 1 81 mph—21.8°N 80.6°W26 mi SSW of Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Sep 24 12:00Cat 1 75 mph—22.5°N 81.5°W21 mi S of Unión de Reyes, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Sep 24 18:00TS 69 mph994 mb22.9°N 81.7°W12 mi SW of Matanzas, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Sep 25 00:00Cat 1 75 mph—23.4°N 81.9°W17 mi N of Santa Cruz del Norte, Mayabeque, Cuba
Sep 25 06:00Cat 1 81 mph—24.0°N 82.0°W41 mi SSW of Key West, Florida
Sep 25 11:00Cat 1 LANDFALL 81 mph—24.7°N 82.0°W17 mi NW of Key West, Florida
Sep 25 12:00Cat 1 92 mph985 mb25.0°N 82.0°W34 mi NNW of Key West, Florida
Sep 25 18:00Cat 2 104 mph—26.3°N 82.0°W14 mi WSW of Bonita Springs, Florida
Sep 25 19:00Cat 2 LANDFALL 104 mph—26.5°N 82.0°Wnear Cape Coral, Florida
Sep 26 00:00Cat 1 86 mph—27.6°N 81.7°W12 mi W of Avon Park, Florida
Sep 26 06:00TS 69 mph—28.6°N 81.5°Wnear Orlando, Florida
Sep 26 12:00Cat 1 75 mph—29.5°N 81.2°Wnear Palm Coast, Florida
Sep 26 18:00Cat 1 81 mph—30.4°N 81.0°W26 mi ENE of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Sep 27 00:00Cat 1 86 mph—31.2°N 80.9°W28 mi E of Saint Simons Island, Georgia
Sep 27 06:00Cat 1 92 mph—32.0°N 80.7°W14 mi S of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Sep 27 07:00Cat 1 LANDFALL 92 mph—32.3°N 80.7°Wnear Hilton Head, South Carolina
Sep 27 12:00Cat 1 81 mph—33.0°N 80.3°Wnear Summerville, South Carolina
Sep 27 18:00Cat 1 75 mph—33.7°N 79.4°W22 mi WSW of Conway, South Carolina
Sep 28 00:00TS 69 mph—34.0°N 78.5°W16 mi NE of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Sep 28 06:00TS 69 mph—34.4°N 77.6°W16 mi ENE of Murraysville, North Carolina
Sep 28 12:00TS LANDFALL 69 mph—34.7°N 76.7°W17 mi SE of Havelock, North Carolina
Sep 28 18:00TS 69 mph—35.2°N 76.3°W41 mi ENE of Havelock, North Carolina
Sep 29 00:00TS 69 mph—35.8°N 75.8°W42 mi SE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Sep 29 06:00Cat 1 81 mph—36.5°N 75.4°W40 mi SE of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sep 29 12:00Cat 1 86 mph—37.0°N 75.0°W55 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sep 29 18:00Cat 1 81 mph—37.5°N 74.5°W71 mi SSE of Ocean Pines, Maryland
Sep 30 00:00Cat 1 75 mph—38.4°N 73.9°W68 mi E of Ocean Pines, Maryland
Sep 30 06:00TS 58 mph—39.2°N 73.2°W66 mi E of Atlantic City, New Jersey
Sep 30 12:00TS 46 mph—39.7°N 72.5°W76 mi SSE of Mastic Beach, New York
Sep 30 18:00TS 40 mph—40.2°N 71.5°W71 mi SE of Hampton Bays, New York
Oct 1 00:00TS 40 mph—40.7°N 70.0°W67 mi SSE of Hyannis, Massachusetts
Oct 1 06:00TS 40 mph—41.2°N 67.6°W133 mi ESE of Harwich, Massachusetts

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1894 Greater Antilles Hurricane make landfall?

1894 Greater Antilles Hurricane made landfall 4 times: 17 mi NW of Key West, Florida on September 25, 1894 at 11:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds; near Cape Coral, Florida on September 25, 1894 at 19:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds; near Hilton Head, South Carolina on September 27, 1894 at 07:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds; near Morehead City, North Carolina on September 28, 1894 at 12:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 69 mph winds.

What category was 1894 Greater Antilles Hurricane?

At its peak on September 21, 1894, 1894 Greater Antilles Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.

How long did 1894 Greater Antilles Hurricane last?

13.3 days, from September 18, 1894 to October 1, 1894, including 222 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,844 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1894 Greater Antilles 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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