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NHC AL051896 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1896

October 7, 1896 – October 16, 1896

Hurricane Unnamed 1896 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 93 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
93
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1896 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (93)

and 33 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.