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1872/01: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b). Track
unaltered from Neumann et al. (1993). Inland decay model of Kaplan
and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over SE 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 depression strength).
1872/01 - 2003 REVISION:
04255 07/09/1872 M= 5 1 SNBR= 141 NOT NAMED XING=1 SSS=0
04255 07/09/1872 M= 5 1 SNBR= 144 NOT NAMED XING=1 SSS=0
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04260 07/09*235 920 40 0*241 918 40 0*246 916 40 0*251 911 40 0
04260 07/09*235 920 40 0*241 918 40 0*246 916 40 0*251 912 40 0
***
04265 07/10*258 908 50 0*263 904 50 0*270 900 50 0*277 896 50 0
04265 07/10*257 908 50 0*263 904 50 0*270 900 50 0*277 896 50 0
***
04270 07/11*284 893 50 0*292 891 50 0*300 890 50 0*305 890 50 0
04275 07/12*309 891 40 0*313 891 40 0*316 893 40 0*320 895 40 0
04275 07/12*309 890 40 0*313 891 40 0*316 893 40 0*320 895 40 0
***
04280 07/13*325 895 30 0*330 894 30 0*335 890 30 0*342 885 30 0
04285 TS
Track altered slightly to provide a more realistic translational velocity.
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1872/02: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b), who made
large alterations to the track shown in Neumann et al. (1993). These track
changes are found to be reasonable. The storm reached hurricane status
based upon observations from several ships. The best track provided
appears to describe the full life cycle of this tropical cyclone (from
its formation as a tropical storm to its peak as a hurricane until its
dissipation as an extratropical cyclone).
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1872/03: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b), who made
reasonable small track alterations from that shown in Neumann et al. (1993).
Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon observations
from several ships.
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1872/04: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1995b), who made
large alterations to the track shown in Neumann et al. (1993). These
track changes are found to be reasonable. Storm is determined to have
reached hurricane force based upon report from the ship "Tare".
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1872/05: Track considerably altered from Partagas and Diaz (1995b).
The track chosen is a compromise between that shown in Neumann et al.
(1993) and that advocated by Partagas and Diaz. The reasoning is that
observations in the 1872 _Monthly Weather Review_ show that 7 1/2 inches
of rain occurred in Norfolk , which is unlikely to be produced by a separate
extratropical storm alone as is what is suggested by Partagas and Diaz
to have caused the gales and low pressures throughout the middle
Atlantic states. Additionally, the U.S. Army Signal Corp did provide
overland tracks of extratropical storms, none of which matched up to
the one that Partagas and Diaz suggested to have occurred. This new
track takes it across Florida a bit farther south than both previous tracks
to allow for a turn northward near the ship "Cardenas", then the new track
brings the system ashore as a tropical storm in North Carolina just a bit
farther east of Neumann et al.'s landfall. The new track then stays east of
Neumann et al.'s track while over the middle Atlantic states to correspond
with the the northeast to north winds over Washington and the low pressures
measured in New York City. After leaving New England, the new track rejoins
the original Neumann et al. track.
1872/05 - 2003 REVISION:
04395 10/22/1872 M= 7 5 SNBR= 143 NOT NAMED XING=1 SSS=0
04395 10/22/1872 M= 7 5 SNBR= 146 NOT NAMED XING=1 SSS=0
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04400 10/22*234 893 40 0*240 883 40 0*247 873 40 0*257 862 40 0
04405 10/23*267 848 50 0*276 833 50 0*284 818 50 0*290 803 50 0
04405 10/23*267 848 50 0*276 833 50 0*284 818 40 0*290 803 40 0
** **
04410 10/24*300 790 60 0*313 785 70 0*326 782 70 0*336 779 60 0
04410 10/24*300 790 50 0*313 785 60 0*326 782 70 0*336 779 60 0
** **
04415 10/25*343 777 50 0*350 775 50 0*357 772 40 0*365 769 40 0
04420 10/26*375 765 40 0*386 758 40 0*397 748 40 0*406 738 40 0
04425 10/27*413 726 40 0*418 713 40 0E424 692 40 0E429 672 40 0
04430 10/28E436 650 40 0E445 625 40 0* 0 0 0 0* 0 0 0 0
04435 HR
No weakening indicated in original HURDAT while passing over Florida. Inland
decay model of Kaplan and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds
over Florida. Winds reduced accordingly on the 23rd and 24th.
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