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NHC AL041881 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1881

August 16, 1881 – August 21, 1881

Hurricane Unnamed 1881 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 30 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
30
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1881 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (30)

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.