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NHC AL051856 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1856

August 25, 1856 – September 3, 1856

Hurricane Unnamed 1856 storm peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 580 US cities, 129 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

115 mph

Cities within 75 mi
580
At hurricane strength
129

when closest

States
5

Cities Unnamed 1856 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (172)

and 112 more

South Carolina (167)

and 107 more

Georgia (158)

and 98 more

Florida (53)

Alabama (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.