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NHC AL051878 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1878

September 1, 1878 – September 13, 1878

Hurricane Unnamed 1878 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 1,404 US cities, 265 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

104 mph

Cities within 75 mi
1,404
At hurricane strength
265

when closest

States
11

Cities Unnamed 1878 storm passed near, strongest first

Pennsylvania (302)

and 242 more

Florida (294)

and 234 more

North Carolina (221)

and 161 more

South Carolina (159)

and 99 more

Virginia (157)

and 97 more

New York (149)

and 89 more

West Virginia (77)

and 17 more

Georgia (32)

Maryland (10)

Ohio (2)

BC (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.