NHC AL021898 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1898
August 30, 1898 – September 1, 1898
Hurricane Unnamed 1898 storm peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 318 US cities, 40 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 318
- At hurricane strength
- 40
- States
- 3
86 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1898 storm passed near, strongest first
Georgia (214)
- Tybee IslandCategory 1 · 6 mi
- DarienCategory 1 · 58 mi
- St Simons IslandCategory 1 · 68 mi
- BrunswickCategory 1 · 72 mi
- TownsendCategory 1 · 50 mi
- SavannahCategory 1 · 14 mi
- Garden CityCategory 1 · 11 mi
- Richmond HillCategory 1 · 27 mi
- MidwayCategory 1 · 36 mi
- Port WentworthCategory 1 · 7 mi
- PoolerCategory 1 · 13 mi
- RinconCategory 1 · 1 mi
- BloomingdaleCategory 1 · 14 mi
- AllenhurstCategory 1 · 44 mi
- Fort StewartTropical storm · 37 mi
- HinesvilleTropical storm · 40 mi
- SpringfieldTropical storm · 2 mi
- GuytonTropical storm · 5 mi
- EllabellTropical storm · 16 mi
- ClyoTropical storm · 9 mi
- BrookletTropical storm · 7 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 20 mi
- LudowiciTropical storm · 49 mi
- JesupTropical storm · 60 mi
- SylvaniaTropical storm · 20 mi
- GlennvilleTropical storm · 39 mi
- ScrevenTropical storm · 69 mi
- StatesboroTropical storm · 4 mi
- ClaxtonTropical storm · 24 mi
- OdumTropical storm · 59 mi
- PortalTropical storm · 2 mi
- CollinsTropical storm · 26 mi
- ReidsvilleTropical storm · 35 mi
- MetterTropical storm · 10 mi
- MillenTropical storm · 17 mi
- Twin CityTropical storm · 3 mi
- WaynesboroTropical storm · 35 mi
- KeysvilleTropical storm · 39 mi
- BlytheTropical storm · 48 mi
- HephzibahTropical storm · 50 mi
- Fort GordonTropical storm · 57 mi
- AugustaTropical storm · 59 mi
- GrovetownTropical storm · 59 mi
- MartinezTropical storm · 63 mi
- EvansTropical storm · 66 mi
- SwainsboroTropical storm · overhead
- WadleyTropical storm · 19 mi
- VidaliaTropical storm · 26 mi
- LouisvilleTropical storm · 28 mi
- LyonsTropical storm · 29 mi
- WrensTropical storm · 41 mi
- DearingTropical storm · 55 mi
- HarlemTropical storm · 57 mi
- BaxleyTropical storm · 57 mi
- ApplingTropical storm · 70 mi
- AlmaTropical storm · 72 mi
- AdrianTropical storm · 4 mi
- SopertonTropical storm · 15 mi
- DavisboroTropical storm · 26 mi
- Mount VernonTropical storm · 29 mi
and 154 more
Alabama (56)
- Fort MitchellTropical storm · 34 mi
- ValleyTropical storm · overhead
- SalemTropical storm · 14 mi
- Smiths StationTropical storm · 16 mi
- Phenix CityTropical storm · 21 mi
- SealeTropical storm · 32 mi
- EufaulaTropical storm · 63 mi
- CussetaTropical storm · 4 mi
- LanettTropical storm · 5 mi
- OpelikaTropical storm · 13 mi
- Auburn UniversityTropical storm · 16 mi
- AuburnTropical storm · 17 mi
- DadevilleTropical storm · 29 mi
- Jacksons GapTropical storm · 32 mi
- Alexander CityTropical storm · 37 mi
- TallasseeTropical storm · 40 mi
- EclecticTropical storm · 42 mi
- LinevilleTropical storm · 44 mi
- AshlandTropical storm · 44 mi
- GoodwaterTropical storm · 48 mi
- WetumpkaTropical storm · 55 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 55 mi
- Pike RoadTropical storm · 57 mi
- HeflinTropical storm · 58 mi
- TitusTropical storm · 58 mi
- MunfordTropical storm · 62 mi
- SylacaugaTropical storm · 62 mi
- OxfordTropical storm · 63 mi
- ElmoreTropical storm · 63 mi
- MontgomeryTropical storm · 63 mi
- TalladegaTropical storm · 63 mi
- DeatsvilleTropical storm · 65 mi
- MillbrookTropical storm · 66 mi
- ClaytonTropical storm · 66 mi
- AnnistonTropical storm · 67 mi
- EastabogaTropical storm · 68 mi
- AlpineTropical storm · 68 mi
- ChildersburgTropical storm · 69 mi
- RamerTropical storm · 70 mi
- WeaverTropical storm · 72 mi
- PrattvilleTropical storm · 73 mi
- LincolnTropical storm · 73 mi
- ShelbyTropical storm · 74 mi
- AlexandriaTropical storm · 75 mi
- LafayetteTropical storm · 5 mi
- Camp HillTropical storm · 5 mi
- WadleyTropical storm · 19 mi
- NotasulgaTropical storm · 23 mi
- RoanokeTropical storm · 23 mi
- TuskegeeTropical storm · 31 mi
- Tuskegee InstituteTropical storm · 32 mi
- WedoweeTropical storm · 33 mi
- WoodlandTropical storm · 37 mi
- RanburneTropical storm · 48 mi
- Union SpringsTropical storm · 50 mi
- TroyTropical storm · 75 mi
South Carolina (48)
- Hilton Head IslandCategory 1 · 8 mi
- Saint Helena IslandCategory 1 · 24 mi
- Edisto IslandCategory 1 · 42 mi
- Wadmalaw IslandCategory 1 · 53 mi
- HollywoodCategory 1 · 53 mi
- RavenelCategory 1 · 58 mi
- Johns IslandCategory 1 · 60 mi
- CharlestonCategory 1 · 67 mi
- Charleston AfbCategory 1 · 70 mi
- North CharlestonCategory 1 · 71 mi
- SummervilleCategory 1 · 72 mi
- Sullivans IslandCategory 1 · 72 mi
- LadsonCategory 1 · 73 mi
- Port RoyalCategory 1 · 20 mi
- BlufftonCategory 1 · 6 mi
- BeaufortCategory 1 · 23 mi
- RidgevilleCategory 1 · 70 mi
- OkatieCategory 1 · 9 mi
- SeabrookCategory 1 · 29 mi
- CottagevilleCategory 1 · 62 mi
- HardeevilleCategory 1 · 2 mi
- DorchesterCategory 1 · 73 mi
- RidgelandCategory 1 · 18 mi
- YemasseeCategory 1 · 34 mi
- WalterboroCategory 1 · 51 mi
- Saint GeorgeCategory 1 · 71 mi
- RuffinTropical storm · 52 mi
- VarnvilleTropical storm · 35 mi
- EstillTropical storm · 25 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 36 mi
- FairfaxTropical storm · 40 mi
- BambergTropical storm · 64 mi
- BranchvilleTropical storm · 67 mi
- CopeTropical storm · 71 mi
- DenmarkTropical storm · 65 mi
- NorwayTropical storm · 74 mi
- AllendaleTropical storm · 42 mi
- BarnwellTropical storm · 55 mi
- BlackvilleTropical storm · 66 mi
- WillistonTropical storm · 66 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 69 mi
- New EllentonTropical storm · 62 mi
- AikenTropical storm · 70 mi
- JacksonTropical storm · 55 mi
- WarrenvilleTropical storm · 68 mi
- Beech IslandTropical storm · 61 mi
- North AugustaTropical storm · 67 mi
- GranitevilleTropical storm · 70 mi
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.