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NHC AL041871 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1871

August 17, 1871 – August 30, 1871

Hurricane Unnamed 1871 storm peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 474 US cities, 160 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

115 mph

Cities within 75 mi
474
At hurricane strength
160

when closest

States
7

Cities Unnamed 1871 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (285)

and 225 more

South Carolina (56)

Puerto Rico (44)

Georgia (40)

Massachusetts (24)

North Carolina (14)

Alabama (11)

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.