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NHC AL071871 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1871

September 30, 1871 – October 7, 1871

Hurricane Unnamed 1871 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 297 US cities, 6 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
297
At hurricane strength
6

when closest

States
5

Cities Unnamed 1871 storm passed near, strongest first

Georgia (113)

and 53 more

South Carolina (78)

and 18 more

Florida (56)

North Carolina (44)

Louisiana (6)

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.