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NHC AL021869 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1869

August 16, 1869 – August 17, 1869

Hurricane Unnamed 1869 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 63 US cities, 21 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

104 mph

Cities within 75 mi
63
At hurricane strength
21

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1869 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (63)

and 3 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.