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NHC AL021885 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1885

August 21, 1885 – August 28, 1885

Hurricane Unnamed 1885 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 438 US cities, 438 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

104 mph

Cities within 75 mi
438
At hurricane strength
438

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1885 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (161)

and 101 more

North Carolina (144)

and 84 more

South Carolina (101)

and 41 more

Georgia (32)

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.