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NHC AL031899 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1899

August 3, 1899 – September 4, 1899

Hurricane Unnamed 1899 storm peaked at Category 4 with 150 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 142 US cities, 142 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 4

150 mph

Cities within 75 mi
142
At hurricane strength
142

when closest

States
3

Cities Unnamed 1899 storm passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (86)

and 26 more

North Carolina (40)

Virginia (16)

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.