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NHC AL011880 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1880

June 21, 1880 – June 25, 1880

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1880 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 46 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 59 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1880 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1880 (AL011880) from June 21, 1880 to June 25, 1880; its peak was 46 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on June 24 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 22 miles from Bay City, TX. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 59 US cities, all in Texas. The strongest pass was 46 mph (tropical storm) 22 miles from Brazoria, TX; the centre came closest to Bay City, TX, 6 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

46 mph

Cities within 75 mi
59
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1880 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (59)

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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.