NHC AL051881 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1881
August 21, 1881 – August 29, 1881
Hurricane Unnamed 1881 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 463 US cities, 60 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 463
- At hurricane strength
- 60
- States
- 7
104 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1881 storm passed near, strongest first
Alabama (182)
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 58 mi
- Fort MitchellTropical storm · 9 mi
- EufaulaTropical storm · 22 mi
- AbbevilleTropical storm · 41 mi
- HeadlandTropical storm · 57 mi
- CowartsTropical storm · 68 mi
- AshfordTropical storm · 69 mi
- SealeTropical storm · 8 mi
- Phenix CityTropical storm · 20 mi
- Smiths StationTropical storm · 24 mi
- Midland CityTropical storm · 64 mi
- DothanTropical storm · 70 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 18 mi
- SalemTropical storm · 25 mi
- ClaytonTropical storm · 28 mi
- ValleyTropical storm · 38 mi
- ClioTropical storm · 40 mi
- LanettTropical storm · 43 mi
- AritonTropical storm · 50 mi
- OzarkTropical storm · 58 mi
- Fort RuckerTropical storm · 65 mi
- NewtonTropical storm · 70 mi
- DalevilleTropical storm · 70 mi
- AuburnTropical storm · 20 mi
- Auburn UniversityTropical storm · 21 mi
- OpelikaTropical storm · 24 mi
- CussetaTropical storm · 34 mi
- BrundidgeTropical storm · 46 mi
- New BrocktonTropical storm · 66 mi
- EnterpriseTropical storm · 70 mi
- Tuskegee InstituteTropical storm · 5 mi
- TuskegeeTropical storm · 6 mi
- Union SpringsTropical storm · 13 mi
- NotasulgaTropical storm · 14 mi
- Camp HillTropical storm · 31 mi
- TroyTropical storm · 38 mi
- LafayetteTropical storm · 42 mi
- RoanokeTropical storm · 60 mi
- ElbaTropical storm · 67 mi
- WoodlandTropical storm · 73 mi
- TallasseeTropical storm · 10 mi
- DadevilleTropical storm · 28 mi
- Jacksons GapTropical storm · 32 mi
- WadleyTropical storm · 55 mi
- BrantleyTropical storm · 61 mi
- WedoweeTropical storm · 69 mi
- MontgomeryTropical storm · 8 mi
- Pike RoadTropical storm · 8 mi
- EclecticTropical storm · 18 mi
- RamerTropical storm · 25 mi
- Alexander CityTropical storm · 33 mi
- LuverneTropical storm · 50 mi
- AshlandTropical storm · 57 mi
- LinevilleTropical storm · 65 mi
- MaplesvilleTropical storm · overhead
- CokerTropical storm · overhead
- CentrevilleTropical storm · overhead
- ElmoreTropical storm · 1 mi
- TuscaloosaTropical storm · 2 mi
- ReformTropical storm · 2 mi
and 122 more
Georgia (176)
- Tybee IslandCategory 2 · 26 mi
- St Simons IslandCategory 2 · 39 mi
- SavannahCategory 2 · 21 mi
- Saint MarysCategory 2 · 70 mi
- DarienCategory 2 · 24 mi
- TownsendCategory 2 · 15 mi
- Garden CityCategory 2 · 26 mi
- Port WentworthCategory 2 · 29 mi
- Richmond HillCategory 2 · 10 mi
- BrunswickCategory 2 · 39 mi
- KingslandCategory 2 · 70 mi
- MidwayCategory 2 · 1 mi
- PoolerCategory 2 · 25 mi
- WaverlyCategory 2 · 51 mi
- WoodbineCategory 2 · 62 mi
- RinconCategory 1 · 37 mi
- BloomingdaleCategory 1 · 25 mi
- SpringfieldCategory 1 · 42 mi
- ClyoCategory 1 · 50 mi
- AllenhurstCategory 1 · 4 mi
- GuytonCategory 1 · 36 mi
- WaynesvilleCategory 1 · 49 mi
- HinesvilleCategory 1 · overhead
- Fort StewartCategory 1 · 4 mi
- EllabellCategory 1 · 25 mi
- HortenseCategory 1 · 38 mi
- FolkstonCategory 1 · 71 mi
- LudowiciCategory 1 · 8 mi
- PembrokeCategory 1 · 22 mi
- NahuntaCategory 1 · 49 mi
- BrookletCategory 1 · 34 mi
- JesupCategory 1 · 19 mi
- StatesboroCategory 1 · 38 mi
- SylvaniaCategory 1 · 61 mi
- GlennvilleCategory 1 · 3 mi
- ClaxtonCategory 1 · 18 mi
- OdumCategory 1 · 17 mi
- ScrevenCategory 1 · 27 mi
- PortalCategory 1 · 45 mi
- PattersonCategory 1 · 38 mi
- HobokenCategory 1 · 51 mi
- ReidsvilleCategory 1 · 9 mi
- CollinsCategory 1 · 18 mi
- MetterCategory 1 · 34 mi
- MillenCategory 1 · 61 mi
- BlackshearCategory 1 · 43 mi
- Twin CityCategory 1 · 43 mi
- WaycrossTropical storm · 50 mi
- BaxleyTropical storm · 12 mi
- LyonsTropical storm · 17 mi
- AlmaTropical storm · 27 mi
- VidaliaTropical storm · 19 mi
- SwainsboroTropical storm · 46 mi
- UvaldaTropical storm · 5 mi
- WadleyTropical storm · 64 mi
- LouisvilleTropical storm · 73 mi
- HazlehurstTropical storm · 8 mi
- NichollsTropical storm · 32 mi
- Mount VernonTropical storm · 15 mi
- SopertonTropical storm · 29 mi
and 116 more
Mississippi (85)
- SteensTropical storm · overhead
- HoulkaTropical storm · 2 mi
- HamiltonTropical storm · 4 mi
- HoustonTropical storm · 4 mi
- AberdeenTropical storm · 5 mi
- OkolonaTropical storm · 7 mi
- CaledoniaTropical storm · 8 mi
- ColumbusTropical storm · 9 mi
- West PointTropical storm · 10 mi
- ShannonTropical storm · 16 mi
- AmoryTropical storm · 17 mi
- NettletonTropical storm · 18 mi
- PlantersvilleTropical storm · 22 mi
- TupeloTropical storm · 23 mi
- BeldenTropical storm · 24 mi
- Mississippi StateTropical storm · 24 mi
- SmithvilleTropical storm · 24 mi
- MabenTropical storm · 25 mi
- StarkvilleTropical storm · 26 mi
- MoorevilleTropical storm · 30 mi
- MathistonTropical storm · 30 mi
- SaltilloTropical storm · 31 mi
- EuporaTropical storm · 34 mi
- MantachieTropical storm · 35 mi
- FultonTropical storm · 35 mi
- GuntownTropical storm · 36 mi
- MaconTropical storm · 37 mi
- BaldwynTropical storm · 41 mi
- AckermanTropical storm · 42 mi
- WeirTropical storm · 49 mi
- GoldenTropical storm · 49 mi
- LouisvilleTropical storm · 52 mi
- BoonevilleTropical storm · 52 mi
- BelmontTropical storm · 55 mi
- ComoTropical storm · 62 mi
- TishomingoTropical storm · 62 mi
- De KalbTropical storm · 62 mi
- GlenTropical storm · 68 mi
- SenatobiaTropical storm · 68 mi
- LauderdaleTropical storm · 69 mi
- BurnsvilleTropical storm · 69 mi
- ByhaliaTropical storm · 71 mi
- ColdwaterTropical storm · 72 mi
- KosciuskoTropical storm · 73 mi
- PhiladelphiaTropical storm · 74 mi
- IukaTropical storm · 75 mi
- BaileyTropical storm · 75 mi
- ToomsubaTropical storm · 75 mi
- MarksTropical storm · 75 mi
- VardamanTropical storm · 13 mi
- PontotocTropical storm · 14 mi
- Calhoun CityTropical storm · 19 mi
- EcruTropical storm · 20 mi
- Blue SpringsTropical storm · 28 mi
- RienziTropical storm · 58 mi
- VaidenTropical storm · 62 mi
- CorinthTropical storm · 69 mi
- BruceTropical storm · 10 mi
- ThaxtonTropical storm · 13 mi
- New AlbanyTropical storm · 29 mi
and 25 more
South Carolina (12)
- BlufftonCategory 2 · 40 mi
- Hilton Head IslandCategory 2 · 40 mi
- Port RoyalCategory 2 · 53 mi
- BeaufortCategory 2 · 56 mi
- Saint Helena IslandCategory 2 · 56 mi
- SeabrookCategory 2 · 63 mi
- Edisto IslandCategory 2 · 73 mi
- OkatieCategory 2 · 44 mi
- YemasseeCategory 2 · 69 mi
- HardeevilleCategory 2 · 39 mi
- RidgelandCategory 2 · 55 mi
- EstillCategory 1 · 67 mi
Tennessee (5)
- RamerTropical storm · 74 mi
- MiddletonTropical storm · 66 mi
- BolivarTropical storm · 74 mi
- MoscowTropical storm · 51 mi
- WhitevilleTropical storm · 75 mi
Florida (1)
- Fernandina BeachCategory 2 · 74 mi
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.