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NHC AL021868 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1868

October 1, 1868 – October 7, 1868

Hurricane Unnamed 1868 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 278 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
278
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
6

Cities Unnamed 1868 storm passed near, strongest first

Georgia (92)

and 32 more

Florida (91)

and 31 more

South Carolina (43)

North Carolina (33)

Louisiana (13)

Alabama (6)

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.