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NHC AL071879 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1879

October 24, 1879 – October 29, 1879

Hurricane Unnamed 1879 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 175 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
175
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1879 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (172)

and 112 more

Georgia (3)

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.