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NHC AL081859 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1859

October 24, 1859 – October 29, 1859

Hurricane Unnamed 1859 storm peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 183 US cities, 183 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
183
At hurricane strength
183

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1859 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (183)

and 123 more

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.