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NHC AL041889 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1889

September 1, 1889 – September 12, 1889

Hurricane Unnamed 1889 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 35 US cities, 35 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

104 mph

Cities within 75 mi
35
At hurricane strength
35

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1889 storm passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (35)

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.