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NHC AL011854 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1854

June 25, 1854 – June 27, 1854

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Hurricane Unnamed 1854 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 37 US cities, 4 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1854 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1854 (AL011854) from June 25, 1854 to June 27, 1854; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on June 26 at 81 mph (Category 1), 12 miles from South Padre Island, TX. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 37 US cities, all in Texas. The strongest pass was 78 mph (Category 1) 7 miles from South Padre Island, TX; the centre came closest to Rio Grande City, TX, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
37
At hurricane strength
4

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1854 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (37)

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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.