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NHC AL021899 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1899

July 28, 1899 – August 2, 1899

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.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
206
At hurricane strength
27

when closest

States
3

Cities Unnamed 1899 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (142)

and 82 more

Alabama (53)

Georgia (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.