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NHC AL011895 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1895

August 14, 1895 – August 17, 1895

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1895 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 58 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 137 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1895 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1895 (AL011895) from August 14, 1895 to August 17, 1895; its peak was 58 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on August 15 at 58 mph (tropical storm), 6 miles from Buras, LA. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 137 US cities, in 4 states, most in Mississippi (47) and Louisiana (45). The strongest pass was 58 mph (tropical storm) 3 miles from Buras, LA; the centre came closest to Lucedale, MS, 3 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

58 mph

Cities within 75 mi
137
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1895 storm passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (45)

Mississippi (47)

Alabama (41)

Florida (4)

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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.