NHC AL071887 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1887
August 18, 1887 – August 27, 1887
Hurricane Unnamed 1887 storm peaked at Category 3 with 127 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 3 US cities, 3 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 3
- At hurricane strength
- 3
- States
- 1
127 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1887 storm passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (3)
- BeaufortCategory 3 · 70 mi
- Atlantic BeachCategory 3 · 72 mi
- Morehead CityCategory 3 · 72 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.