NHC AL021867 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1867
July 28, 1867 – August 3, 1867
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1867 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 7 US cities, 7 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1867 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1867 (AL021867) from July 28, 1867 to August 3, 1867; its peak was 104 mph (Category 2). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 7 US cities, in 2 states, most in North Carolina (4). The strongest pass was 92 mph (Category 1) 54 miles from Nantucket, MA.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 7
- At hurricane strength
- 7
- States
- 2
104 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1867 storm passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (4)
- Nags HeadCategory 1 · 63 mi
- ManteoCategory 1 · 66 mi
- Kill Devil HillsCategory 1 · 70 mi
- Kitty HawkCategory 1 · 75 mi
Other storms of the 1867 season
- Unnamed (AL011867)Category 1 · 328 cities
- Unnamed (AL071867)Category 2 · 276 cities
- Unnamed (AL091867)Category 3 · 86 cities
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.