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NHC AL021899 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1899

July 28, 1899 – August 2, 1899

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1899 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 206 US cities, 27 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1899 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1899 (AL021899) from July 28, 1899 to August 2, 1899; its peak was 98 mph (Category 2). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on July 30 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 3 miles from Islamorada, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 206 US cities, in 3 states, most in Florida (142) and Alabama (53). The strongest pass was 98 mph (Category 2) 27 miles from Panacea, FL; the centre came closest to New Brockton, AL, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
206
At hurricane strength
27

when closest

States
3
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Cities Unnamed 1899 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (142)

and 82 more

Georgia (11)

Alabama (53)

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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.