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NHC AL011874 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1874

July 2, 1874 – July 5, 1874

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1874 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 58 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 53 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1874 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1874 (AL011874) from July 2, 1874 to July 5, 1874; its peak was 58 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on July 4 at 58 mph (tropical storm), 16 miles from Palacios, TX. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 53 US cities, all in Texas. The strongest pass was 58 mph (tropical storm) 35 miles from Bay City, TX; the centre came closest to Cuero, TX, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

58 mph

Cities within 75 mi
53
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1874 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (53)

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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.