NHC AL041879 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1879
August 29, 1879 – September 2, 1879
Hurricane Unnamed 1879 storm peaked at Category 3 with 127 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 346 US cities, 130 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 346
- At hurricane strength
- 130
- States
- 3
127 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1879 storm passed near, strongest first
Mississippi (160)
- PicayuneCategory 1 · 63 mi
- WoodvilleCategory 1 · 45 mi
- CentrevilleCategory 1 · 29 mi
- CarriereCategory 1 · 61 mi
- LibertyTropical storm · 15 mi
- GlosterTropical storm · 27 mi
- MagnoliaTropical storm · 5 mi
- PoplarvilleTropical storm · 61 mi
- MccombTropical storm · 3 mi
- SmithdaleTropical storm · 13 mi
- TylertownTropical storm · 22 mi
- NatchezTropical storm · 55 mi
- SummitTropical storm · overhead
- MeadvilleTropical storm · 28 mi
- Sandy HookTropical storm · 39 mi
- RoxieTropical storm · 39 mi
- LumbertonTropical storm · 59 mi
- Bogue ChittoTropical storm · 4 mi
- JayessTropical storm · 13 mi
- FoxworthTropical storm · 32 mi
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 37 mi
- FayetteTropical storm · 44 mi
- BrookhavenTropical storm · 7 mi
- MonticelloTropical storm · 11 mi
- LormanTropical storm · 48 mi
- PurvisTropical storm · 60 mi
- WessonTropical storm · 8 mi
- Silver CreekTropical storm · 16 mi
- PrentissTropical storm · 24 mi
- BassfieldTropical storm · 34 mi
- SumrallTropical storm · 45 mi
- Port GibsonTropical storm · 47 mi
- HattiesburgTropical storm · 61 mi
- PetalTropical storm · 65 mi
- HazlehurstTropical storm · 14 mi
- NewhebronTropical storm · 14 mi
- SeminaryTropical storm · 47 mi
- MoselleTropical storm · 57 mi
- Crystal SpringsTropical storm · 14 mi
- Mount OliveTropical storm · 30 mi
- UticaTropical storm · 31 mi
- CollinsTropical storm · 38 mi
- EllisvilleTropical storm · 59 mi
- OvettTropical storm · 70 mi
- BraxtonTropical storm · 6 mi
- MendenhallTropical storm · 15 mi
- TerryTropical storm · 16 mi
- MageeTropical storm · 24 mi
- RaymondTropical storm · 25 mi
- MizeTropical storm · 33 mi
- EdwardsTropical storm · 35 mi
- TaylorsvilleTropical storm · 42 mi
- VicksburgTropical storm · 50 mi
- LaurelTropical storm · 60 mi
- FlorenceTropical storm · 4 mi
- RichlandTropical storm · 10 mi
- ByramTropical storm · 24 mi
- FlowoodTropical storm · 24 mi
- RaleighTropical storm · 32 mi
- BrandonTropical storm · 1 mi
and 100 more
Louisiana (131)
- KaplanCategory 3 · 64 mi
- AbbevilleCategory 3 · 54 mi
- ErathCategory 3 · 49 mi
- DelcambreCategory 3 · 46 mi
- FranklinCategory 3 · 16 mi
- MauriceCategory 3 · 59 mi
- PattersonCategory 3 · 3 mi
- JeaneretteCategory 3 · 29 mi
- New IberiaCategory 3 · 40 mi
- YoungsvilleCategory 3 · 53 mi
- RayneCategory 3 · 71 mi
- BerwickCategory 3 · 1 mi
- DusonCategory 3 · 64 mi
- Morgan CityCategory 3 · 4 mi
- BroussardCategory 3 · 52 mi
- ChauvinCategory 3 · 44 mi
- LafayetteCategory 3 · 58 mi
- ScottCategory 3 · 63 mi
- Saint MartinvilleCategory 2 · 44 mi
- MontegutCategory 2 · 47 mi
- Golden MeadowCategory 2 · 67 mi
- HoumaCategory 2 · 31 mi
- Pierre PartCategory 2 · 6 mi
- SchrieverCategory 2 · 20 mi
- GrayCategory 2 · 24 mi
- ThibodauxCategory 2 · 18 mi
- RacelandCategory 2 · 32 mi
- LockportCategory 2 · 41 mi
- LaroseCategory 2 · 47 mi
- Cut OffCategory 2 · 53 mi
- GallianoCategory 2 · 58 mi
- NapoleonvilleCategory 2 · 4 mi
- LafitteCategory 2 · 62 mi
- CarencroCategory 2 · 63 mi
- Belle RoseCategory 2 · 2 mi
- Des AllemandsCategory 2 · 39 mi
- Breaux BridgeCategory 2 · 52 mi
- SunsetCategory 2 · 67 mi
- Church PointCategory 2 · 75 mi
- VacherieCategory 2 · 20 mi
- DonaldsonvilleCategory 2 · overhead
- White CastleCategory 2 · 10 mi
- PaulinaCategory 2 · 17 mi
- BoutteCategory 2 · 40 mi
- LulingCategory 2 · 41 mi
- ArnaudvilleCategory 2 · 58 mi
- PlaquemineCategory 2 · 18 mi
- LutcherCategory 2 · 19 mi
- GramercyCategory 2 · 19 mi
- HahnvilleCategory 2 · 37 mi
- DestrehanCategory 2 · 38 mi
- MarreroCategory 2 · 56 mi
- Belle ChasseCategory 2 · 63 mi
- OpelousasCategory 2 · 71 mi
- GeismarCategory 2 · 3 mi
- SorrentoCategory 2 · 6 mi
- Saint GabrielCategory 2 · 9 mi
- ReserveCategory 2 · 26 mi
- NorcoCategory 2 · 35 mi
- Saint RoseCategory 2 · 42 mi
and 71 more
Alabama (55)
- YorkTropical storm · 60 mi
- LivingstonTropical storm · 62 mi
- AlicevilleTropical storm · 33 mi
- CarrolltonTropical storm · 26 mi
- EutawTropical storm · 51 mi
- ReformTropical storm · 25 mi
- GordoTropical storm · 36 mi
- MoundvilleTropical storm · 63 mi
- VernonTropical storm · 6 mi
- MillportTropical storm · 13 mi
- CokerTropical storm · 47 mi
- NorthportTropical storm · 48 mi
- TuscaloosaTropical storm · 56 mi
- CottondaleTropical storm · 63 mi
- DuncanvilleTropical storm · 65 mi
- SulligentTropical storm · 1 mi
- FayetteTropical storm · 20 mi
- BerryTropical storm · 33 mi
- BrookwoodTropical storm · 62 mi
- VanceTropical storm · 68 mi
- WoodstockTropical storm · 71 mi
- GuinTropical storm · 4 mi
- HamiltonTropical storm · 9 mi
- WinfieldTropical storm · 11 mi
- OakmanTropical storm · 40 mi
- AdgerTropical storm · 56 mi
- HueytownTropical storm · 66 mi
- Mc CallaTropical storm · 70 mi
- BessemerTropical storm · 72 mi
- HackleburgTropical storm · 7 mi
- NauvooTropical storm · 23 mi
- Carbon HillTropical storm · 24 mi
- Red BayTropical storm · 27 mi
- ParrishTropical storm · 43 mi
- CordovaTropical storm · 45 mi
- QuintonTropical storm · 53 mi
- GraysvilleTropical storm · 59 mi
- AdamsvilleTropical storm · 62 mi
- MulgaTropical storm · 62 mi
- Pleasant GroveTropical storm · 66 mi
- FairfieldTropical storm · 69 mi
- MidfieldTropical storm · 70 mi
- HaleyvilleTropical storm · 5 mi
- Phil CampbellTropical storm · 5 mi
- Spruce PineTropical storm · 13 mi
- Double SpringsTropical storm · 18 mi
- JasperTropical storm · 36 mi
- EmpireTropical storm · 50 mi
- SumitonTropical storm · 50 mi
- DoraTropical storm · 52 mi
- Mount OliveTropical storm · 62 mi
- MorrisTropical storm · 62 mi
- GardendaleTropical storm · 64 mi
- FultondaleTropical storm · 67 mi
- BirminghamTropical storm · 74 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.