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1881/01:  Only major change from Partagas and Diaz (1996) is to remove the 12 and 18 UTC from the best track on the 4th of August as the storm was determined to have decayed below tropical storm
force by those times.  Track otherwise unaltered from Neumann et al. (1993).  Inland decay model of Kaplan and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over the S.E. United States.  The best track provided appears to describe the full life cycle of this tropical cyclone (from its formation as a tropical storm until its dissipation below tropical storm intensity).

1881/02:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996), who kept the track as shown in Neumann et al. (1993).  Inland decay model of  Kaplan and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over Texas.

1881/03:  This hurricane was newly documented by Partagas and Diaz and no major changes are made to their track.  The storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon reports from the ship "Fonthill".

1881/04:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996), who altered the track reasonably from that shown in Neumann et al. (1993). Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon reports from the ships "Cohasset" and "Anna".

1881/05:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996), who altered the track reasonably from that shown in Neumann et al. (1993). A sea level pressure reading of 985 mb (at 00 UTC on the 27th of August) not in the storm's center suggests sustained winds of at least 70 kt from the subtropical wind-pressure relationship - 90 kt chosen for the best track.  Sandrik (1999) utilized this peripheral pressure of 985 mb along with an estimate of a RMW of 15 nmi to get a 970 mb estimate of central pressure at landfall.  970 mb suggests 85 kt winds from the subtropical wind-pressure relationship - 90 kt chosen for best track.  1002 mb central pressure corresponds to 45 kt from the subtropical latitude wind-pressure relationship - 40 kt chosen for best track as storm was well inland at this point.  Inland decay model of Kaplan and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over the S.E. United States.  Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon several ship reports, the 985 mb peripheral pressure reading and winds from Tybee Island and Augusta, Georgia.

1881/06:  Only major change from Partagas and Diaz is to adjust the track near U.S. landfall to account for analyses by Ho (1989). Track is otherwise unaltered from Neumann et al. (1993).  Estimated
central pressure at landfall of 975 mb corresponds to 81 kt from the subtropical latitude wind-pressure relationship - 90 kt chosen for best track due to small (15 n mi) radius of maximum winds.  Inland decay model of Kaplan and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over the eastern United States.  Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon several ship reports and estimated central pressure reading of 975 mb.

1881/07:  No major changes from this newly documented storm from Partagas and Diaz.