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NHC AL021868 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1868

October 1, 1868 – October 7, 1868

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

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.

The 1868 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1868 (AL021868) from October 1, 1868 to October 7, 1868; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 4 at 69 mph (tropical storm), 6 miles from Port St Joe, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 278 US cities, in 6 states, most in Georgia (92) and Florida (91). The strongest pass was 69 mph (tropical storm) 5 miles from Port St Joe, FL; the centre came closest to Darien, GA, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
278
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
6
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Cities Unnamed 1868 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (91)

and 31 more

Louisiana (13)

Alabama (6)

Georgia (92)

and 32 more

North Carolina (33)

South Carolina (43)

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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.