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NHC AL041877 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1877

September 21, 1877 – October 5, 1877

Hurricane Unnamed 1877 storm peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 2,170 US cities, 70 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

115 mph

Cities within 75 mi
2,170
At hurricane strength
70

when closest

States
15
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Cities Unnamed 1877 storm passed near, strongest first

New Jersey (407)

and 347 more

New York (257)

and 197 more

North Carolina (243)

and 183 more

Massachusetts (223)

and 163 more

Connecticut (168)

and 108 more

South Carolina (158)

and 98 more

Georgia (154)

and 94 more

Maryland (145)

and 85 more

Virginia (137)

and 77 more

Pennsylvania (127)

and 67 more

Florida (52)

Rhode Island (49)

Delaware (37)

Alabama (12)

District of Columbia (1)

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.