Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 28 – July 10, 1916
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01 · The story
The 1916 Gulf Coast Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1916 Atlantic season. It formed on June 28, 1916, 148 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on July 5, 1916, and made landfall near Moss Point, Mississippi on July 5, 1916 as a Category 3 hurricane (121 mph). The storm lasted 12.3 days and travelled about 2,080 miles (3,346 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 1916 · 21:00 UTC | near Moss Point, Mississippi | Cat 3 121 mph | 950 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | 36 mi | Jul 3 · 23:00 UTC | Cat 1 80 mph |
| Mobile, Alabama | 28 mi | Jul 5 · 22:00 UTC | Cat 3 111 mph |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 13 mi | Jul 6 · 12:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 17 mi | Jul 8 · 07:00 UTC | TS 45 mph |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 22 mi | Jul 8 · 14:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 60 mi | Jul 8 · 18:00 UTC | TS 40 mph |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 45 mi | Jul 9 · 23:00 UTC | TD 24 mph |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | 14 mi | Jul 10 · 16:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| East Chattanooga, Tennessee | 17 mi | Jul 10 · 17:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 67 mi | Jul 10 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.5°N 79.5°W | 148 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Jun 28 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.5°N 79.8°W | 128 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Jun 29 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.5°N 80.1°W | 108 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Jun 29 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.5°N 80.5°W | 81 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Jun 29 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.7°N 80.9°W | 55 mi E of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Jun 29 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.0°N 81.3°W | 40 mi NE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Jun 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.5°N 81.7°W | 64 mi N of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Jun 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.0°N 82.1°W | 86 mi E of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Jun 30 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.5°N 82.5°W | 68 mi ENE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Jun 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.0°N 82.8°W | 77 mi NNE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Jul 1 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.5°N 83.0°W | 100 mi E of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Jul 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.0°N 83.1°W | 94 mi E of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Jul 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.5°N 83.3°W | 94 mi ENE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Jul 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.9°N 83.7°W | 95 mi NNE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Jul 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.2°N 84.1°W | 103 mi NNE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Jul 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.6°N 84.6°W | 117 mi NNE of Iriona, Honduras |
| Jul 2 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 18.0°N 85.0°W | 141 mi N of Iriona, Honduras |
| Jul 2 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.5°N 85.2°W | 175 mi N of Iriona, Honduras |
| Jul 3 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.9°N 85.3°W | 154 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 3 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 19.4°N 85.5°W | 121 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 3 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 20.0°N 85.7°W | 88 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.7°N 86.0°W | 64 mi ESE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 21.5°N 86.4°W | 37 mi NE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 22.4°N 86.7°W | 85 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 23.5°N 87.0°W | 161 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 4 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 24.8°N 87.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 26.3°N 87.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 27.6°N 87.5°W | 183 mi S of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Jul 5 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 28.8°N 87.7°W | 100 mi S of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Jul 5 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 950 mb | 29.9°N 88.0°W | 30 mi SW of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Jul 5 21:00 | Cat 3 LANDFALL | 121 mph | 950 mb | 30.4°N 88.4°W | near Moss Point, Mississippi |
| Jul 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 30.8°N 88.6°W | 34 mi WNW of Mobile, Alabama |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 31.7°N 89.4°W | 16 mi W of Laurel, Mississippi |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 994 mb | 32.4°N 90.0°W | near Madison, Mississippi |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 32.8°N 90.1°W | 13 mi NNW of Canton, Mississippi |
| Jul 7 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 33.1°N 90.2°W | 21 mi NE of Yazoo City, Mississippi |
| Jul 7 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 33.4°N 90.2°W | near Greenwood, Mississippi |
| Jul 7 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 33.7°N 90.1°W | 13 mi NNE of Greenwood, Mississippi |
| Jul 7 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 33.8°N 89.4°W | 24 mi E of Grenada, Mississippi |
| Jul 8 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 33.7°N 88.5°W | 11 mi NE of West Point, Mississippi |
| Jul 8 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 33.5°N 87.6°W | 20 mi N of Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jul 8 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 33.2°N 86.9°W | near Alabaster, Alabama |
| Jul 8 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 33.2°N 86.6°W | 10 mi S of Chelsea, Alabama |
| Jul 9 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 33.4°N 86.4°W | 13 mi SE of Leeds, Alabama |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 33.7°N 86.2°W | near Pell City, Alabama |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 34.0°N 86.0°W | near Gadsden, Alabama |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 34.3°N 85.9°W | 14 mi SW of Fort Payne, Alabama |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 34.6°N 85.8°W | 12 mi NNW of Fort Payne, Alabama |
| Jul 10 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 34.8°N 85.7°W | 21 mi ENE of Scottsboro, Alabama |
| Jul 10 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 35.0°N 85.6°W | 17 mi W of Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jul 10 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 35.2°N 85.5°W | 15 mi NW of Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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Questions
1916 Gulf Coast Hurricane made landfall once: near Moss Point, Mississippi on July 5, 1916 at 21:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 121 mph winds.
At its peak on July 5, 1916, 1916 Gulf Coast Hurricane was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.
12.3 days, from June 28, 1916 to July 10, 1916, including 60 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,080 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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