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NHC AL011873 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1873

June 1, 1873 – June 2, 1873

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1873 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 46 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 86 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1873 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1873 (AL011873) from June 1, 1873 to June 2, 1873; its peak was 46 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on June 2 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 10 miles from Saint Marys, GA. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 86 US cities, in 2 states, most in Georgia (51). The strongest pass was 46 mph (tropical storm) 1 mile from Woodbine, GA; the centre came closest to Waycross, GA, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

46 mph

Cities within 75 mi
86
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2
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Cities Unnamed 1873 storm passed near, strongest first

Georgia (51)

Florida (35)

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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.