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NHC AL021880 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1880

August 4, 1880 – August 14, 1880

Hurricane Unnamed 1880 storm peaked at Category 4 with 150 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 44 US cities, 36 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 4

150 mph

Cities within 75 mi
44
At hurricane strength
36

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1880 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (44)

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.