Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 19–30, 1906
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
The 1906 Mississippi Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1906 Atlantic season. It formed on September 19, 1906, 151 mi NW of Cartagena, Colombia, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 953 mb on September 26, 1906, and made landfall 12 mi SSW of Pascagoula, Mississippi on September 27, 1906 as a Category 2 hurricane (109 mph). The storm lasted 10.8 days and travelled about 2,261 miles (3,637 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 27, 1906 · 11:00 UTC | 12 mi SSW of Pascagoula, Mississippi | Cat 2 109 mph | — |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile, Alabama | 43 mi | Sep 27 · 13:00 UTC | Cat 2 104 mph |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 52 mi | Sep 28 · 00:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| New South Memphis, Tennessee | direct hit | Sep 28 · 15:00 UTC | TS 43 mph |
| Memphis, Tennessee | direct hit | Sep 28 · 15:00 UTC | TS 43 mph |
| St. Louis, Missouri | 40 mi | Sep 29 · 14:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Evansville, Indiana | 31 mi | Sep 30 · 03:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 54 mi | Sep 30 · 06:00 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 19 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.0°N 77.0°W | 151 mi NW of Cartagena, Colombia |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.1°N 77.5°W | 180 mi NW of Cartagena, Colombia |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.2°N 77.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.3°N 78.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.5°N 78.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.8°N 79.2°W | 169 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.2°N 79.7°W | 141 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.6°N 80.1°W | 129 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.0°N 80.5°W | 127 mi NE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.6°N 80.9°W | 150 mi NNE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.2°N 81.3°W | 161 mi ENE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.8°N 81.8°W | 162 mi NE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.3°N 82.3°W | 150 mi ENE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.9°N 82.8°W | 137 mi NE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.5°N 83.2°W | 148 mi NE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.1°N 83.7°W | 170 mi NNE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.7°N 84.0°W | 176 mi WSW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 19.3°N 84.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.0°N 84.6°W | 156 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 20.6°N 84.8°W | 120 mi SSW of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 21.4°N 85.1°W | 81 mi SW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 21.9°N 85.2°W | 65 mi WSW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 22.3°N 85.5°W | 78 mi W of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 22.8°N 85.7°W | 97 mi WNW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 23.3°N 86.0°W | 130 mi WNW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 24.0°N 86.3°W | 174 mi NW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 24.7°N 86.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 25.5°N 86.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 953 mb | 26.3°N 87.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 27.3°N 87.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 28.4°N 87.9°W | 128 mi S of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 29.4°N 88.4°W | 67 mi S of Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Sep 27 11:00 | Cat 2 LANDFALL | 109 mph | — | 30.2°N 88.6°W | 12 mi SSW of Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 958 mb | 30.4°N 88.7°W | near Gautier, Mississippi |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 31.4°N 89.0°W | 18 mi ENE of Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 32.4°N 89.3°W | 35 mi W of Meridian, Mississippi |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 33.6°N 89.6°W | 17 mi SE of Grenada, Mississippi |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 34.7°N 89.9°W | 10 mi SSE of Hernando, Mississippi |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 35.6°N 90.2°W | 32 mi NNW of Memphis, Tennessee |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 36.6°N 90.4°W | 11 mi S of Poplar Bluff, Missouri |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 37.3°N 90.5°W | 34 mi S of Farmington, Missouri |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 38.0°N 90.3°W | 17 mi NNE of Farmington, Missouri |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 38.2°N 89.4°W | 27 mi SSW of Centralia, Illinois |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 38.0°N 88.4°W | 35 mi ENE of Marion, Illinois |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 37.3°N 87.5°W | near Madisonville, Kentucky |
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Questions
1906 Mississippi Hurricane made landfall once: 12 mi SSW of Pascagoula, Mississippi on September 27, 1906 at 11:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds.
At its peak on September 26, 1906, 1906 Mississippi Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 953 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.
10.8 days, from September 19, 1906 to September 30, 1906, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,261 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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