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NHC AL021897 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1897

September 10, 1897 – September 13, 1897

Hurricane Unnamed 1897 storm peaked at Category 1 with 86 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 287 US cities, 94 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

86 mph

Cities within 75 mi
287
At hurricane strength
94

when closest

States
3

Cities Unnamed 1897 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (219)

and 159 more

Louisiana (63)

and 3 more

Florida (5)

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.