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NHC AL021889 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1889

June 15, 1889 – June 20, 1889

Hurricane Unnamed 1889 storm peaked at Category 1 with 75 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 216 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

75 mph

Cities within 75 mi
216
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1889 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (149)

and 89 more

North Carolina (41)

Georgia (15)

South Carolina (11)

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.