1881 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1881 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | August 1, 1881 (Tropical Storm One) |
| Last system dissipated | September 24, 1881 (Tropical Storm Seven) |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Five |
| • Maximum winds | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 970 mbar (hPa; 28.64 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total storms | 7 |
| Hurricanes | 4 |
| Total fatalities | 700 |
| Total damage | Unknown |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 1 – August 4 |
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| Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 11 – August 14 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 11 – August 18 |
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| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 16 – August 21 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 21 – August 29 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 7 – September 11 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 975 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 18 – September 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) |
The 1881 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and early fall of 1881. This is the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. In the 1881 Atlantic season there were three tropical storms and four hurricanes, none of which became major hurricanes (Category 3+). However, in the absence of modern satellite and other remote-sensing technologies, only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea were recorded, so the actual total could be higher. An undercount bias of zero to six tropical cyclones per year between 1851 and 1885 and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910 has been estimated. Of the known 1881 cyclones, Hurricane Three and Tropical Storm Seven were both first documented in 1996 by Jose Fernandez-Partagas and Henry Diaz. They also proposed changes to the known tracks of Hurricane Four and Hurricane Five.
The Atlantic hurricane database (HURDAT) recognizes seven tropical cyclones for the 1881 season. In the 1881 Atlantic season there were three tropical storms, two Category 1 hurricanes and two Category 2 hurricanes. Five of these storms were active in August and two in September. No major hurricanes, Category 3 or greater, are known for this year. Tropical Storm One impacted Mississippi in the first week of August. Later that month, Tropical Storm Two hit Corpus Christi, Texas. At the same time in mid-August, Hurricane Three, a Category 1 hurricane was active in the tropical Atlantic without making a landfall anywhere. A tropical storm developed into Hurricane Four, a Category 1 hurricane, on August 19 north-east of the Bahamas. It became extratropical on August 21. Hurricane Five was the most destructive storm of 1881. It impacted the Georgia coast on August 27 as a Category 2 hurricane and was responsible for a large loss of life. Hurricane Six was a Category 2 hurricane that uprooted trees and demolished several buildings across North Carolina and Virginia in September. The last storm of the year was Tropical Storm Seven. It was active between September 18 and September 24, to the northwest of Bermuda, without making landfall.
A tropical storm formed on August 1 to the northwest of the western tip of Cuba. It tracked northward, and hit Mississippi before dissipating on August 4.
A tropical storm hit Corpus Christi, Texas in the middle of August, but caused no reported deaths. Signals were blown down at the harbor, and one boat was lost.
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