a ship initially encountered this storm about north-northeast of san salvador island in the bahamas on july 12. the storm initially moved northwestward and strengthened slowly. early on july 14, the cyclone turned west-northwestward. later that day, a ship recorded a barometric pressure of , which was the lowest pressure in relation to the cyclone. around 12:00 utc on july 15, the system peaked with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h), based on an observation from savannah, georgia. about three hours later, the storm made landfall near darien, georgia. the cyclone slowly weakened inland and fell to tropical depression status by 12:00 utc on july 16. about twenty four hours, it dissipated over mississippi.