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NHC AL051859 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1859

September 15, 1859 – September 18, 1859

Hurricane Unnamed 1859 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 1,145 US cities, 31 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
1,145
At hurricane strength
31

when closest

States
12

Cities Unnamed 1859 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (317)

and 257 more

Georgia (236)

and 176 more

Virginia (155)

and 95 more

Alabama (149)

and 89 more

South Carolina (129)

and 69 more

Maryland (49)

New Jersey (38)

Delaware (26)

Mississippi (22)

Florida (20)

Louisiana (3)

Massachusetts (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.