NHC AL011852 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1852
August 19, 1852 – August 30, 1852
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1852 storm peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 642 US cities, 87 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1852 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1852 (AL011852) from August 19, 1852 to August 30, 1852; its peak was 115 mph (Category 3). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on August 26 at 115 mph (Category 3), 12 miles from Pascagoula, MS. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 642 US cities, in 7 states, most in Georgia (216) and South Carolina (164). The strongest pass was 115 mph (Category 3) 47 miles from Waveland, MS; the centre came closest to Thomaston, GA, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 642
- At hurricane strength
- 87
- States
- 7
115 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1852 storm passed near, strongest first
Mississippi (40)
- WavelandCategory 3 · 47 mi
- Bay St LouisCategory 3 · 49 mi
- Long BeachCategory 3 · 35 mi
- Pass ChristianCategory 3 · 42 mi
- DiamondheadCategory 3 · 47 mi
- KilnCategory 3 · 52 mi
- GulfportCategory 3 · 32 mi
- PicayuneCategory 3 · 67 mi
- PascagoulaCategory 3 · 1 mi
- Ocean SpringsCategory 3 · 13 mi
- BiloxiCategory 3 · 23 mi
- GautierCategory 2 · 6 mi
- DibervilleCategory 2 · 21 mi
- CarriereCategory 2 · 68 mi
- Moss PointCategory 2 · 1 mi
- SaucierCategory 2 · 36 mi
- VancleaveCategory 2 · 15 mi
- PerkinstonCategory 2 · 36 mi
- Mc HenryCategory 2 · 39 mi
- WigginsCategory 2 · 47 mi
- PoplarvilleCategory 2 · 65 mi
- LumbertonCategory 2 · 66 mi
- PurvisCategory 2 · 66 mi
- BrooklynCategory 2 · 46 mi
- LucedaleCategory 2 · 14 mi
- HattiesburgCategory 1 · 67 mi
- BeaumontCategory 1 · 41 mi
- PetalCategory 1 · 63 mi
- LeakesvilleCategory 1 · 24 mi
- MoselleCategory 1 · 72 mi
- RichtonCategory 1 · 44 mi
- OvettCategory 1 · 59 mi
- EllisvilleCategory 1 · 70 mi
- State LineCategory 1 · 29 mi
- BuckatunnaCategory 1 · 36 mi
- WaynesboroCategory 1 · 47 mi
- LaurelCategory 1 · 70 mi
- HeidelbergCategory 1 · 70 mi
- ShubutaCategory 1 · 59 mi
- QuitmanCategory 1 · 65 mi
Louisiana (5)
- BurasCategory 3 · 63 mi
- SlidellCategory 3 · 70 mi
- Pearl RiverCategory 3 · 71 mi
- Saint BernardCategory 3 · 73 mi
- Port SulphurCategory 3 · 74 mi
Alabama (141)
- Gulf ShoresCategory 2 · 50 mi
- CodenCategory 2 · 22 mi
- Grand BayCategory 2 · 12 mi
- IrvingtonCategory 2 · 17 mi
- TheodoreCategory 2 · 19 mi
- Orange BeachCategory 2 · 59 mi
- FairhopeCategory 2 · 35 mi
- FoleyCategory 2 · 49 mi
- MobileCategory 2 · 15 mi
- ElbertaCategory 2 · 56 mi
- SemmesCategory 2 · 6 mi
- SummerdaleCategory 2 · 45 mi
- WilmerCategory 1 · overhead
- DaphneCategory 1 · 31 mi
- SilverhillCategory 1 · 40 mi
- LillianCategory 1 · 61 mi
- Eight MileCategory 1 · 11 mi
- WhistlerCategory 1 · 15 mi
- ChickasawCategory 1 · 16 mi
- PrichardCategory 1 · 17 mi
- Spanish FortCategory 1 · 28 mi
- LoxleyCategory 1 · 37 mi
- RobertsdaleCategory 1 · 45 mi
- SaralandCategory 1 · 13 mi
- SatsumaCategory 1 · 14 mi
- ChunchulaCategory 1 · 4 mi
- CitronelleCategory 1 · 4 mi
- Bay MinetteCategory 1 · 28 mi
- Mount VernonCategory 1 · 7 mi
- McintoshCategory 1 · overhead
- ChatomCategory 1 · 20 mi
- MillryCategory 1 · 31 mi
- AtmoreTropical storm · 31 mi
- JacksonTropical storm · 6 mi
- FlomatonTropical storm · 45 mi
- Grove HillTropical storm · 11 mi
- BrewtonTropical storm · 45 mi
- ButlerTropical storm · 49 mi
- Frisco CityTropical storm · 17 mi
- MonroevilleTropical storm · 17 mi
- ThomasvilleTropical storm · 22 mi
- YorkTropical storm · 69 mi
- Pine HillTropical storm · 16 mi
- LindenTropical storm · 41 mi
- GallionTropical storm · 49 mi
- DemopolisTropical storm · 55 mi
- LivingstonTropical storm · 67 mi
- CamdenTropical storm · 9 mi
- EvergreenTropical storm · 33 mi
- UniontownTropical storm · 42 mi
- GreensboroTropical storm · 60 mi
- GeorgianaTropical storm · 26 mi
- Red LevelTropical storm · 45 mi
- MarionTropical storm · 51 mi
- AndalusiaTropical storm · 55 mi
- SelmaTropical storm · 28 mi
- GreenvilleTropical storm · 22 mi
- BrentTropical storm · 63 mi
- OppTropical storm · 63 mi
- KinstonTropical storm · 71 mi
and 81 more
Florida (13)
- Key WestCategory 2 · 32 mi
- Summerland KeyCategory 2 · 45 mi
- Big Pine KeyCategory 2 · 49 mi
- MarathonCategory 2 · 61 mi
- PensacolaCategory 1 · 69 mi
- CantonmentCategory 1 · 61 mi
- MolinoCategory 1 · 54 mi
- Mc DavidCategory 1 · 42 mi
- PaceCategory 1 · 67 mi
- Gulf BreezeCategory 1 · 73 mi
- CenturyTropical storm · 45 mi
- MiltonTropical storm · 73 mi
- JayTropical storm · 55 mi
Georgia (216)
- ThomastonTropical storm · overhead
- GibsonTropical storm · overhead
- ShilohTropical storm · 1 mi
- HaddockTropical storm · 1 mi
- BlytheTropical storm · 1 mi
- HamiltonTropical storm · 2 mi
- ManchesterTropical storm · 2 mi
- MilledgevilleTropical storm · 2 mi
- HephzibahTropical storm · 2 mi
- GrayTropical storm · 3 mi
- JulietteTropical storm · 4 mi
- WrensTropical storm · 4 mi
- ForsythTropical storm · 5 mi
- Warm SpringsTropical storm · 5 mi
- FortsonTropical storm · 6 mi
- Pine MountainTropical storm · 6 mi
- SpartaTropical storm · 7 mi
- CataulaTropical storm · 8 mi
- Waverly HallTropical storm · 8 mi
- KeysvilleTropical storm · 8 mi
- MeansvilleTropical storm · 8 mi
- BarnesvilleTropical storm · 8 mi
- WoodburyTropical storm · 9 mi
- MolenaTropical storm · 9 mi
- Fort GordonTropical storm · 9 mi
- AugustaTropical storm · 9 mi
- DearingTropical storm · 10 mi
- EllerslieTropical storm · 11 mi
- HarlemTropical storm · 11 mi
- West PointTropical storm · 12 mi
- WarrentonTropical storm · 12 mi
- GrovetownTropical storm · 12 mi
- MaconTropical storm · 13 mi
- GordonTropical storm · 14 mi
- ZebulonTropical storm · 14 mi
- SandersvilleTropical storm · 14 mi
- MidlandTropical storm · 14 mi
- LizellaTropical storm · 14 mi
- MilnerTropical storm · 15 mi
- GreenvilleTropical storm · 15 mi
- MartinezTropical storm · 15 mi
- WaynesboroTropical storm · 15 mi
- EatontonTropical storm · 15 mi
- ConcordTropical storm · 16 mi
- LouisvilleTropical storm · 17 mi
- RobertaTropical storm · 17 mi
- ColumbusTropical storm · 17 mi
- DavisboroTropical storm · 17 mi
- ThomsonTropical storm · 17 mi
- FlovillaTropical storm · 18 mi
- EvansTropical storm · 18 mi
- WilliamsonTropical storm · 19 mi
- LagrangeTropical storm · 20 mi
- MonticelloTropical storm · 20 mi
- TennilleTropical storm · 20 mi
- Box SpringsTropical storm · 21 mi
- JacksonTropical storm · 22 mi
- GriffinTropical storm · 23 mi
- ButlerTropical storm · 23 mi
- ByronTropical storm · 24 mi
and 156 more
South Carolina (164)
- SaltersTropical storm · overhead
- JacksonTropical storm · overhead
- Myrtle BeachTropical storm · overhead
- CordovaTropical storm · 2 mi
- NorwayTropical storm · 2 mi
- WillistonTropical storm · 2 mi
- BlackvilleTropical storm · 2 mi
- SanteeTropical storm · 3 mi
- ElloreeTropical storm · 3 mi
- SummertonTropical storm · 3 mi
- OrangeburgTropical storm · 4 mi
- CopeTropical storm · 4 mi
- HemingwayTropical storm · 5 mi
- GreeleyvilleTropical storm · 5 mi
- Surfside BeachTropical storm · 5 mi
- New EllentonTropical storm · 5 mi
- KingstreeTropical storm · 5 mi
- North Myrtle BeachTropical storm · 6 mi
- DenmarkTropical storm · 7 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 7 mi
- ManningTropical storm · 8 mi
- NeesesTropical storm · 8 mi
- Beech IslandTropical storm · 8 mi
- Murrells InletTropical storm · 8 mi
- EutawvilleTropical storm · 8 mi
- BowmanTropical storm · 9 mi
- Little RiverTropical storm · 9 mi
- PinevilleTropical storm · 9 mi
- ConwayTropical storm · 10 mi
- BambergTropical storm · 11 mi
- BarnwellTropical storm · 11 mi
- AndrewsTropical storm · 11 mi
- Holly HillTropical storm · 12 mi
- Saint StephenTropical storm · 13 mi
- AikenTropical storm · 13 mi
- LongsTropical storm · 13 mi
- JohnsonvilleTropical storm · 13 mi
- CrossTropical storm · 13 mi
- SalleyTropical storm · 14 mi
- WarrenvilleTropical storm · 14 mi
- NorthTropical storm · 14 mi
- PinewoodTropical storm · 14 mi
- Pawleys IslandTropical storm · 14 mi
- St MatthewsTropical storm · 15 mi
- AlcoluTropical storm · 16 mi
- BranchvilleTropical storm · 16 mi
- North AugustaTropical storm · 16 mi
- GranitevilleTropical storm · 16 mi
- Lake CityTropical storm · 18 mi
- GeorgetownTropical storm · 18 mi
- HarleyvilleTropical storm · 18 mi
- WagenerTropical storm · 19 mi
- BonneauTropical storm · 20 mi
- GreshamTropical storm · 20 mi
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 21 mi
- SwanseaTropical storm · 21 mi
- AynorTropical storm · 21 mi
- TurbevilleTropical storm · 22 mi
- Galivants FerryTropical storm · 23 mi
- ScrantonTropical storm · 23 mi
and 104 more
North Carolina (63)
- Oak IslandTropical storm · 8 mi
- Sunset BeachTropical storm · 9 mi
- Ocean Isle BeachTropical storm · 10 mi
- SouthportTropical storm · 10 mi
- CalabashTropical storm · 11 mi
- Kure BeachTropical storm · 11 mi
- SupplyTropical storm · 13 mi
- ShallotteTropical storm · 13 mi
- BoliviaTropical storm · 14 mi
- Carolina BeachTropical storm · 14 mi
- WinnabowTropical storm · 20 mi
- AshTropical storm · 21 mi
- NakinaTropical storm · 25 mi
- Wrightsville BeachTropical storm · 26 mi
- WilmingtonTropical storm · 27 mi
- Tabor CityTropical storm · 28 mi
- LelandTropical storm · 30 mi
- DelcoTropical storm · 33 mi
- Castle HayneTropical storm · 35 mi
- BoltonTropical storm · 37 mi
- Lake WaccamawTropical storm · 38 mi
- HampsteadTropical storm · 38 mi
- RiegelwoodTropical storm · 39 mi
- WhitevilleTropical storm · 39 mi
- ChadbournTropical storm · 41 mi
- Holly RidgeTropical storm · 43 mi
- Rocky PointTropical storm · 43 mi
- CurrieTropical storm · 43 mi
- Sneads FerryTropical storm · 45 mi
- AtkinsonTropical storm · 50 mi
- BurgawTropical storm · 50 mi
- ClarktonTropical storm · 51 mi
- Emerald IsleTropical storm · 52 mi
- Camp LejeuneTropical storm · 52 mi
- Atlantic BeachTropical storm · 53 mi
- FairmontTropical storm · 54 mi
- SwansboroTropical storm · 55 mi
- Morehead CityTropical storm · 55 mi
- HubertTropical storm · 55 mi
- BladenboroTropical storm · 57 mi
- Maple HillTropical storm · 57 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 57 mi
- Midway ParkTropical storm · 58 mi
- NewportTropical storm · 58 mi
- WillardTropical storm · 59 mi
- Tarawa TerraceTropical storm · 59 mi
- ElizabethtownTropical storm · 61 mi
- JacksonvilleTropical storm · 62 mi
- HarrellsTropical storm · 62 mi
- RowlandTropical storm · 62 mi
- WallaceTropical storm · 63 mi
- LumbertonTropical storm · 64 mi
- TeacheyTropical storm · 66 mi
- HavelockTropical storm · 66 mi
- Cherry PointTropical storm · 68 mi
- MaysvilleTropical storm · 68 mi
- Rose HillTropical storm · 69 mi
- GarlandTropical storm · 69 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 69 mi
- RichlandsTropical storm · 71 mi
and 3 more
Other storms of the 1852 season
- Unnamed (AL021852)Category 1 · 86 cities
- Unnamed (AL031852)Category 1 · 179 cities
- Unnamed (AL041852)Category 1 · 64 cities
- Unnamed (AL051852)Category 2 · 506 cities
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.