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NHC AL071888 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1888

October 8, 1888 – October 12, 1888

Hurricane Unnamed 1888 storm peaked at Category 2 with 109 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 623 US cities, 149 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

109 mph

Cities within 75 mi
623
At hurricane strength
149

when closest

States
12

Cities Unnamed 1888 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (134)

and 74 more

Florida (124)

and 64 more

New York (76)

and 16 more

Massachusetts (69)

and 9 more

South Carolina (59)

Connecticut (47)

Rhode Island (36)

Virginia (27)

Georgia (24)

New Jersey (13)

Maryland (7)

Delaware (7)

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.