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NHC AL011888 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1888

June 16, 1888 – June 18, 1888

Hurricane Unnamed 1888 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 120 US cities, 7 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
120
At hurricane strength
7

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1888 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (120)

and 60 more

About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.