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NHC AL021852 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1852

September 5, 1852 – September 6, 1852

Hurricane Unnamed 1852 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 86 US cities, 54 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
86
At hurricane strength
54

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1852 storm passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (86)

and 26 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.