Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 25 – October 6, 1898
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01 · The story
The 1898 Georgia Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1898 Atlantic season. It formed on September 25, 1898, 202 mi E of Le Moule, Guadeloupe, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 938 mb on October 2, 1898, and made landfall 15 mi NE of St. Marys, Georgia on October 2, 1898 as a Category 4 hurricane (132 mph). The storm lasted 11.8 days and travelled about 4,379 miles (7,046 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2, 1898 · 16:00 UTC | 15 mi NE of St. Marys, Georgia | Cat 4 132 mph | 938 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville, Florida | 41 mi | Oct 2 · 15:00 UTC | Cat 4 132 mph |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 45 mi | Oct 3 · 10:00 UTC | TS 44 mph |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 31 mi | Oct 4 · 04:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 44 mi | Oct 4 · 21:00 UTC | TD 32 mph |
| Detroit, Michigan | 55 mi | Oct 5 · 06:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Brampton, Ontario, Canada | 72 mi | Oct 5 · 13:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 32 mi | Oct 5 · 19:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Montréal, Quebec, Canada | 43 mi | Oct 5 · 22:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Laval, Quebec, Canada | 39 mi | Oct 5 · 22:00 UTC | TD 29 mph |
| Québec, Quebec, Canada | 27 mi | Oct 6 · 01:00 UTC | TD 29 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 25 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 16.2°N 58.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.6°N 58.7°W | 172 mi E of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.1°N 59.2°W | 149 mi ENE of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.7°N 59.8°W | 141 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.4°N 60.8°W | 112 mi NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 19.1°N 61.7°W | 137 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 19.7°N 62.5°W | 167 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.5°N 63.4°W | 179 mi NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 21.3°N 64.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 21.9°N 65.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 22.5°N 66.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 23.2°N 67.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 23.7°N 67.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 24.4°N 68.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 25.0°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 25.4°N 70.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 25.8°N 71.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 26.2°N 71.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 26.5°N 72.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 26.8°N 73.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 27.1°N 73.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 27.2°N 73.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 27.5°N 74.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 27.9°N 75.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 28.3°N 75.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 28.7°N 76.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 29.0°N 77.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 29.3°N 78.0°W | 172 mi ENE of Cocoa Beach, Florida |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 29.6°N 78.7°W | 142 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 29.9°N 79.6°W | 98 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Oct 2 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 938 mb | 30.4°N 80.6°W | 48 mi ENE of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Oct 2 16:00 | Cat 4 LANDFALL | 132 mph | 938 mb | 30.9°N 81.4°W | 15 mi NE of St. Marys, Georgia |
| Oct 2 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 31.1°N 81.8°W | 19 mi W of Brunswick, Georgia |
| Oct 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 31.9°N 83.1°W | 31 mi NNW of Douglas, Georgia |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 32.7°N 84.2°W | 34 mi WSW of Macon, Georgia |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 33.5°N 85.2°W | near Carrollton, Georgia |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 34.3°N 86.1°W | near Albertville, Alabama |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 35.2°N 86.9°W | 18 mi SSW of Lewisburg, Tennessee |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 36.4°N 87.5°W | 12 mi SW of Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 37.6°N 87.9°W | 24 mi SW of Henderson, Kentucky |
| Oct 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 39.1°N 87.6°W | 27 mi SSW of Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Oct 5 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 41.0°N 86.2°W | 19 mi NNE of Logansport, Indiana |
| Oct 5 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 42.9°N 83.8°W | 10 mi SW of Flint, Michigan |
| Oct 5 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 44.5°N 80.8°W | near Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada |
| Oct 5 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 45.6°N 77.0°W | 16 mi SSE of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada |
| Oct 6 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 46.4°N 72.0°W | 26 mi E of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Oct 6 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 46.8°N 65.8°W | 21 mi SW of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Oct 6 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 47.0°N 58.8°W | 78 mi NE of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Oct 6 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 48.0°N 52.8°W | 30 mi N of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
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Questions
1898 Georgia Hurricane made landfall once: 15 mi NE of St. Marys, Georgia on October 2, 1898 at 16:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds.
At its peak on October 2, 1898, 1898 Georgia Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 938 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 4 hurricane.
11.8 days, from September 25, 1898 to October 6, 1898, including 162 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,379 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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