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NHC AL061882 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1882

October 5, 1882 – October 15, 1882

Hurricane Unnamed 1882 storm peaked at Category 4 with 138 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 277 US cities, 93 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 4

138 mph

Cities within 75 mi
277
At hurricane strength
93

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1882 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (92)

and 32 more

South Carolina (69)

and 9 more

Georgia (64)

and 4 more

North Carolina (52)

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.