1915 New Orleans Hurricane

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · September 21 – October 1, 1915

Peak wind

144 mph

232 km/h · Sep 25

Peak category

Cat 4

Saffir–Simpson

Lowest pressure

931 mb

Landfalls

Louisiana

Lifetime

10.3 d

Sep 21 – Oct 1

Distance

3,443 mi

5,540 km

ACE

37.7

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 1915 New Orleans Hurricane

The 1915 New Orleans Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1915 Atlantic season. It formed on September 21, 1915, 59 mi SSE of Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 931 mb on September 25, 1915, and made landfall 31 mi S of Galliano, Louisiana on September 29, 1915 as a Category 3 hurricane (127 mph). It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on September 25, 1915). The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 3,443 miles (5,540 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)	Where	Strength	Pressure
September 29, 1915 · 18:00 UTC	31 mi S of Galliano, Louisiana	Cat 3 127 mph	944 mb

Closest approach to major cities

City	Distance to center	When (UTC)	Storm strength then
New Orleans, Louisiana	direct hit	Sep 29 · 23:00 UTC	Cat 1 88 mph
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	62 mi	Sep 30 · 01:00 UTC	Cat 1 79 mph
Birmingham, Alabama	71 mi	Sep 30 · 21:00 UTC	TS 43 mph
Huntsville, Alabama	22 mi	Oct 1 · 00:00 UTC	TS 40 mph
Nashville, Tennessee	59 mi	Oct 1 · 02:00 UTC	TS 40 mph
Knoxville, Tennessee	62 mi	Oct 1 · 06:00 UTC	TS 40 mph
Lexington, Kentucky	65 mi	Oct 1 · 09:00 UTC	TS 40 mph
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	67 mi	Oct 1 · 09:00 UTC	TS 40 mph
Meads, Kentucky	22 mi	Oct 1 · 12:00 UTC	TS 40 mph
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	20 mi	Oct 1 · 18:00 UTC	TS 40 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 42 positions

Date · UTC	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position	Nearest place
Sep 21 12:00	TS	40 mph	—	12.3°N 61.0°W	59 mi SSE of Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sep 21 18:00	TS	46 mph	—	12.8°N 61.5°W	31 mi SW of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sep 22 00:00	TS	52 mph	—	13.2°N 62.1°W	59 mi W of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sep 22 06:00	TS	58 mph	—	13.5°N 62.8°W	108 mi WNW of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sep 22 12:00	TS	63 mph	—	13.8°N 63.6°W	166 mi WNW of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sep 22 18:00	TS	69 mph	—	14.0°N 64.6°W	open ocean
Sep 23 00:00	Cat 1	75 mph	—	14.1°N 65.8°W	open ocean
Sep 23 06:00	Cat 1	81 mph	—	14.2°N 66.9°W	169 mi NNE of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Sep 23 12:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	14.3°N 68.0°W	150 mi N of Kralendijk, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Sep 23 18:00	Cat 1	86 mph	—	14.3°N 69.0°W	138 mi NNE of Noord, Aruba
Sep 24 00:00	Cat 1	92 mph	—	14.4°N 70.0°W	127 mi N of Noord, Aruba
Sep 24 06:00	Cat 2	98 mph	—	14.5°N 71.0°W	149 mi NNW of Noord, Aruba
Sep 24 12:00	Cat 2	109 mph	—	14.5°N 72.0°W	open ocean
Sep 24 18:00	Cat 3	121 mph	—	14.6°N 73.1°W	open ocean
Sep 25 00:00	Cat 4	132 mph	—	14.8°N 74.2°W	open ocean
Sep 25 06:00	Cat 4	138 mph	—	15.0°N 75.3°W	open ocean
Sep 25 12:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	15.3°N 76.5°W	186 mi S of Portmore, Jamaica
Sep 25 18:00	Cat 4	144 mph	931 mb	15.6°N 77.7°W	166 mi S of May Pen, Jamaica
Sep 26 00:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	15.9°N 78.8°W	166 mi SSW of Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica
Sep 26 06:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	16.2°N 79.9°W	176 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica
Sep 26 12:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	16.6°N 81.0°W	186 mi S of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands
Sep 26 18:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	17.3°N 81.9°W	142 mi SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Sep 27 00:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	18.4°N 82.8°W	112 mi WSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Sep 27 06:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	19.6°N 83.7°W	151 mi W of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Sep 27 12:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	20.7°N 84.6°W	109 mi SSW of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 27 18:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	21.5°N 85.3°W	85 mi SW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Sep 28 00:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	22.3°N 85.9°W	99 mi NE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 28 06:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	23.1°N 86.6°W	134 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 28 12:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	23.8°N 87.2°W	183 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sep 28 18:00	Cat 4	144 mph	—	24.7°N 87.8°W	open ocean
Sep 29 00:00	Cat 4	138 mph	—	25.7°N 88.5°W	open ocean
Sep 29 06:00	Cat 4	138 mph	935 mb	26.8°N 89.2°W	open ocean
Sep 29 12:00	Cat 4	132 mph	—	27.9°N 89.8°W	130 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana
Sep 29 18:00	Cat 3 LANDFALL	127 mph	944 mb	29.0°N 90.3°W	48 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana
Sep 30 00:00	Cat 1	81 mph	949 mb	30.1°N 90.2°W	near Metairie, Louisiana
Sep 30 06:00	TS	69 mph	—	31.2°N 90.0°W	27 mi E of McComb, Mississippi
Sep 30 12:00	TS extratropical	58 mph	—	32.3°N 89.3°W	35 mi W of Meridian, Mississippi
Sep 30 18:00	TS extratropical	46 mph	—	33.6°N 88.4°W	near Columbus, Mississippi
Oct 1 00:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	35.0°N 86.8°W	22 mi NNW of Huntsville, Alabama
Oct 1 06:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	36.5°N 84.8°W	40 mi NNE of Crossville, Tennessee
Oct 1 12:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	38.2°N 82.4°W	15 mi S of Huntington, West Virginia
Oct 1 18:00	TS extratropical	40 mph	—	40.2°N 79.8°W	11 mi SSE of McKeesport, Pennsylvania

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

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did 1915 New Orleans Hurricane make landfall?

1915 New Orleans Hurricane made landfall once: 31 mi S of Galliano, Louisiana on September 29, 1915 at 18:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 127 mph winds.

What category was 1915 New Orleans Hurricane?

At its peak on September 25, 1915, 1915 New Orleans Hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 931 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did 1915 New Orleans Hurricane last?

10.3 days, from September 21, 1915 to October 1, 1915, including 174 hours at hurricane strength (126 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,443 miles.

Where can I download the track data for 1915 New Orleans 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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