NHC AL061888 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1888
September 23, 1888 – September 27, 1888
Hurricane Unnamed 1888 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 253 US cities, 131 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- Cities within 75 mi
- 253
- At hurricane strength
- 131
- States
- 5
81 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1888 storm passed near, strongest first
Massachusetts (109)
- NantucketCategory 1 · 2 mi
- ChathamCategory 1 · 6 mi
- HarwichCategory 1 · 11 mi
- Dennis PortCategory 1 · 13 mi
- BrewsterCategory 1 · 13 mi
- South DennisCategory 1 · 16 mi
- South YarmouthCategory 1 · 16 mi
- West YarmouthCategory 1 · 17 mi
- DennisCategory 1 · 18 mi
- Yarmouth PortCategory 1 · 18 mi
- HyannisCategory 1 · 19 mi
- EdgartownCategory 1 · 21 mi
- BarnstableCategory 1 · 21 mi
- CentervilleCategory 1 · 22 mi
- OstervilleCategory 1 · 23 mi
- West BarnstableCategory 1 · 25 mi
- CotuitCategory 1 · 25 mi
- Marstons MillsCategory 1 · 26 mi
- MashpeeCategory 1 · 27 mi
- Vineyard HavenCategory 1 · 27 mi
- West TisburyCategory 1 · 27 mi
- East SandwichCategory 1 · 29 mi
- East FalmouthCategory 1 · 29 mi
- ChilmarkCategory 1 · 30 mi
- ForestdaleCategory 1 · 30 mi
- SandwichCategory 1 · 31 mi
- FalmouthCategory 1 · 31 mi
- North FalmouthCategory 1 · 34 mi
- Sagamore BeachCategory 1 · 34 mi
- PocassetCategory 1 · 35 mi
- BourneCategory 1 · 37 mi
- East WarehamCategory 1 · 40 mi
- WarehamCategory 1 · 42 mi
- MarionCategory 1 · 42 mi
- PlymouthCategory 1 · 42 mi
- MattapoisettCategory 1 · 42 mi
- West WarehamCategory 1 · 45 mi
- FairhavenCategory 1 · 45 mi
- South DartmouthCategory 1 · 47 mi
- RochesterCategory 1 · 48 mi
- CarverCategory 1 · 48 mi
- New BedfordCategory 1 · 48 mi
- AcushnetCategory 1 · 49 mi
- DartmouthCategory 1 · 50 mi
- KingstonCategory 1 · 51 mi
- East FreetownCategory 1 · 53 mi
- PlymptonCategory 1 · 53 mi
- WestportCategory 1 · 54 mi
- MiddleboroCategory 1 · 54 mi
- LakevilleCategory 1 · 56 mi
- HalifaxCategory 1 · 56 mi
- HansonCategory 1 · 58 mi
- AssonetCategory 1 · 59 mi
- Fall RiverCategory 1 · 59 mi
- East TauntonCategory 1 · 60 mi
- BerkleyCategory 1 · 61 mi
- BridgewaterCategory 1 · 61 mi
- SomersetCategory 1 · 61 mi
- East BridgewaterCategory 1 · 62 mi
- WhitmanCategory 1 · 63 mi
and 49 more
Florida (76)
- Palm BeachTropical storm · 22 mi
- Palm SpringsTropical storm · 23 mi
- Riviera BeachTropical storm · 26 mi
- West Palm BeachTropical storm · 26 mi
- North Palm BeachTropical storm · 27 mi
- Palm Beach GardensTropical storm · 31 mi
- Royal Palm BeachTropical storm · 33 mi
- TequestaTropical storm · 33 mi
- JupiterTropical storm · 34 mi
- LoxahatcheeTropical storm · 38 mi
- Hobe SoundTropical storm · 39 mi
- StuartTropical storm · 46 mi
- Jensen BeachTropical storm · 49 mi
- Palm CityTropical storm · 51 mi
- IndiantownTropical storm · 57 mi
- Port St LucieTropical storm · 57 mi
- PahokeeTropical storm · 60 mi
- Fort PierceTropical storm · 62 mi
- Vero BeachTropical storm · 72 mi
- Delray BeachTropical storm · 20 mi
- AtlantisTropical storm · 21 mi
- Boynton BeachTropical storm · 22 mi
- Lake WorthTropical storm · 25 mi
- GreenacresTropical storm · 25 mi
- WellingtonTropical storm · 33 mi
- Belle GladeTropical storm · 57 mi
- South BayTropical storm · 60 mi
- Wilton ManorsTropical storm · 13 mi
- Oakland ParkTropical storm · 14 mi
- Fort LauderdaleTropical storm · 14 mi
- Pompano BeachTropical storm · 15 mi
- Deerfield BeachTropical storm · 17 mi
- LauderhillTropical storm · 19 mi
- Coconut CreekTropical storm · 19 mi
- North LauderdaleTropical storm · 20 mi
- Boca RatonTropical storm · 20 mi
- MargateTropical storm · 20 mi
- TamaracTropical storm · 22 mi
- Coral SpringsTropical storm · 24 mi
- Bay Harbor IslandsTropical storm · 6 mi
- Sunny Isles BeachTropical storm · 8 mi
- North MiamiTropical storm · 9 mi
- AventuraTropical storm · 9 mi
- Hallandale BeachTropical storm · 10 mi
- North Miami BeachTropical storm · 10 mi
- Dania BeachTropical storm · 11 mi
- HollywoodTropical storm · 12 mi
- Opa LockaTropical storm · 14 mi
- Miami GardensTropical storm · 15 mi
- MiramarTropical storm · 17 mi
- DavieTropical storm · 18 mi
- Lauderdale LakesTropical storm · 18 mi
- Pembroke PinesTropical storm · 20 mi
- PlantationTropical storm · 20 mi
- SunriseTropical storm · 23 mi
- WestonTropical storm · 26 mi
- Key BiscayneTropical storm · 3 mi
- Miami BeachTropical storm · 5 mi
- Miami ShoresTropical storm · 8 mi
- Coral GablesTropical storm · 10 mi
and 16 more
Maine (46)
- BathTropical storm · 71 mi
- HarpswellTropical storm · 73 mi
- DamariscottaTropical storm · 60 mi
- WiscassetTropical storm · 67 mi
- WoolwichTropical storm · 70 mi
- RocklandTropical storm · 47 mi
- ThomastonTropical storm · 48 mi
- WarrenTropical storm · 53 mi
- WaldoboroTropical storm · 58 mi
- JeffersonTropical storm · 67 mi
- WhitefieldTropical storm · 71 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 73 mi
- RockportTropical storm · 48 mi
- CamdenTropical storm · 49 mi
- LincolnvilleTropical storm · 50 mi
- UnionTropical storm · 58 mi
- South ChinaTropical storm · 75 mi
- Stockton SpringsTropical storm · 48 mi
- SearsportTropical storm · 51 mi
- BelfastTropical storm · 54 mi
- ThorndikeTropical storm · 66 mi
- AlbionTropical storm · 74 mi
- Bar HarborTropical storm · 20 mi
- Blue HillTropical storm · 34 mi
- BucksportTropical storm · 49 mi
- WinterportTropical storm · 55 mi
- HampdenTropical storm · 59 mi
- CarmelTropical storm · 64 mi
- HancockTropical storm · 25 mi
- FranklinTropical storm · 26 mi
- EllsworthTropical storm · 34 mi
- HoldenTropical storm · 44 mi
- EddingtonTropical storm · 46 mi
- OrringtonTropical storm · 53 mi
- BrewerTropical storm · 53 mi
- BangorTropical storm · 56 mi
- LevantTropical storm · 66 mi
- CorinthTropical storm · 70 mi
- MilfordTropical storm · 53 mi
- OronoTropical storm · 54 mi
- Old TownTropical storm · 56 mi
- MachiasTropical storm · 2 mi
- LincolnTropical storm · 61 mi
- CalaisTropical storm · overhead
- BaileyvilleTropical storm · 7 mi
- HoultonTropical storm · 58 mi
Rhode Island (21)
- Little ComptonCategory 1 · 54 mi
- TivertonCategory 1 · 59 mi
- MiddletownCategory 1 · 60 mi
- NewportCategory 1 · 60 mi
- PortsmouthCategory 1 · 61 mi
- JamestownCategory 1 · 64 mi
- BristolCategory 1 · 64 mi
- NarragansettCategory 1 · 65 mi
- WarrenCategory 1 · 66 mi
- SaunderstownCategory 1 · 67 mi
- WakefieldCategory 1 · 67 mi
- BarringtonCategory 1 · 69 mi
- KingstonCategory 1 · 69 mi
- North KingstownCategory 1 · 70 mi
- RiversideCategory 1 · 71 mi
- WarwickCategory 1 · 72 mi
- East GreenwichCategory 1 · 72 mi
- West KingstonCategory 1 · 73 mi
- CharlestownCategory 1 · 73 mi
- East ProvidenceCategory 1 · 73 mi
- RumfordCategory 1 · 73 mi
New York (1)
- MontaukCategory 1 · 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.