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NHC AL061874 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1874

September 25, 1874 – October 1, 1874

Hurricane Unnamed 1874 storm peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 2,681 US cities, 296 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
2,681
At hurricane strength
296

when closest

States
17
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Cities Unnamed 1874 storm passed near, strongest first

New Jersey (455)

and 395 more

New York (352)

and 292 more

Massachusetts (306)

and 246 more

North Carolina (219)

and 159 more

Pennsylvania (191)

and 131 more

Connecticut (186)

and 126 more

Maryland (161)

and 101 more

Maine (160)

and 100 more

Florida (144)

and 84 more

New Hampshire (141)

and 81 more

Virginia (112)

and 52 more

South Carolina (109)

and 49 more

Rhode Island (49)

Georgia (42)

Delaware (37)

Vermont (16)

District of Columbia (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.