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NHC AL051873 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1873

September 26, 1873 – October 10, 1873

Hurricane Unnamed 1873 storm peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 122 US cities, 122 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

115 mph

Cities within 75 mi
122
At hurricane strength
122

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1873 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (122)

and 62 more

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.