NHC AL031858 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1858
September 14, 1858 – September 17, 1858
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1858 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 1,234 US cities, 732 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1858 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1858 (AL031858) from September 14, 1858 to September 17, 1858; its peak was 104 mph (Category 2). HURDAT2 marks 3 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on September 14 at 69 mph (tropical storm), 7 miles from Holmes Beach, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 1,234 US cities, in 10 states, most in Massachusetts (319) and Florida (197). The strongest pass was 104 mph (Category 2) 49 miles from Nags Head, NC; the centre came closest to Chester, NH, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 1,234
- At hurricane strength
- 732
- States
- 10
104 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1858 storm passed near, strongest first
North Carolina (8)
- Nags HeadCategory 2 · 49 mi
- ManteoCategory 2 · 52 mi
- Kill Devil HillsCategory 2 · 55 mi
- Kitty HawkCategory 2 · 60 mi
- BeaufortCategory 2 · 67 mi
- Morehead CityCategory 2 · 71 mi
- GrandyCategory 2 · 71 mi
- Atlantic BeachCategory 2 · 72 mi
Connecticut (181)
- SouthportCategory 1 · 59 mi
- WestportCategory 1 · 62 mi
- NorwalkCategory 1 · 65 mi
- DarienCategory 1 · 67 mi
- WiltonCategory 1 · 68 mi
- New CanaanCategory 1 · 69 mi
- StamfordCategory 1 · 70 mi
- Old GreenwichCategory 1 · 70 mi
- RiversideCategory 1 · 71 mi
- Cos CobCategory 1 · 72 mi
- GreenwichCategory 1 · 74 mi
- BridgeportCategory 1 · 55 mi
- FairfieldCategory 1 · 58 mi
- WestonCategory 1 · 65 mi
- MilfordCategory 1 · 49 mi
- StratfordCategory 1 · 53 mi
- TrumbullCategory 1 · 57 mi
- EastonCategory 1 · 61 mi
- ReddingCategory 1 · 68 mi
- RidgefieldCategory 1 · 72 mi
- BranfordCategory 1 · 38 mi
- East HavenCategory 1 · 41 mi
- West HavenCategory 1 · 45 mi
- OrangeCategory 1 · 49 mi
- DerbyCategory 1 · 52 mi
- SheltonCategory 1 · 54 mi
- MonroeCategory 1 · 59 mi
- BethelCategory 1 · 69 mi
- DanburyCategory 1 · 72 mi
- New HavenCategory 1 · 44 mi
- WoodbridgeCategory 1 · 49 mi
- AnsoniaCategory 1 · 52 mi
- SeymourCategory 1 · 53 mi
- Sandy HookCategory 1 · 62 mi
- NewtownCategory 1 · 65 mi
- BrookfieldCategory 1 · 71 mi
- Old SaybrookCategory 1 · 17 mi
- WestbrookCategory 1 · 21 mi
- ClintonCategory 1 · 24 mi
- MadisonCategory 1 · 28 mi
- GuilfordCategory 1 · 33 mi
- North BranfordCategory 1 · 37 mi
- North HavenCategory 1 · 42 mi
- HamdenCategory 1 · 45 mi
- BethanyCategory 1 · 50 mi
- Beacon FallsCategory 1 · 53 mi
- OxfordCategory 1 · 56 mi
- SouthburyCategory 1 · 62 mi
- EssexCategory 1 · 19 mi
- IvorytonCategory 1 · 21 mi
- KillingworthCategory 1 · 28 mi
- NorthfordCategory 1 · 39 mi
- NaugatuckCategory 1 · 54 mi
- WaterfordCategory 1 · 6 mi
- NianticCategory 1 · 9 mi
- Old LymeCategory 1 · 14 mi
- Deep RiverCategory 1 · 22 mi
- ChesterCategory 1 · 24 mi
- DurhamCategory 1 · 35 mi
- WallingfordCategory 1 · 42 mi
and 121 more
New York (165)
- Water MillCategory 1 · 8 mi
- SouthamptonCategory 1 · 10 mi
- Hampton BaysCategory 1 · 15 mi
- East QuogueCategory 1 · 18 mi
- MattituckCategory 1 · 19 mi
- Westhampton BeachCategory 1 · 20 mi
- WesthamptonCategory 1 · 22 mi
- IslandiaCategory 1 · 22 mi
- RiverheadCategory 1 · 23 mi
- EastportCategory 1 · 24 mi
- East MorichesCategory 1 · 25 mi
- Center MorichesCategory 1 · 27 mi
- CalvertonCategory 1 · 28 mi
- MorichesCategory 1 · 29 mi
- ManorvilleCategory 1 · 29 mi
- Mastic BeachCategory 1 · 29 mi
- MasticCategory 1 · 30 mi
- ShirleyCategory 1 · 31 mi
- Wading RiverCategory 1 · 33 mi
- BrookhavenCategory 1 · 33 mi
- RidgeCategory 1 · 33 mi
- YaphankCategory 1 · 34 mi
- BellportCategory 1 · 34 mi
- ShorehamCategory 1 · 35 mi
- PatchogueCategory 1 · 37 mi
- Middle IslandCategory 1 · 37 mi
- MedfordCategory 1 · 37 mi
- Rocky PointCategory 1 · 37 mi
- Blue PointCategory 1 · 38 mi
- BayportCategory 1 · 39 mi
- Sound BeachCategory 1 · 39 mi
- CoramCategory 1 · 39 mi
- HoltsvilleCategory 1 · 39 mi
- SayvilleCategory 1 · 39 mi
- FarmingvilleCategory 1 · 40 mi
- Miller PlaceCategory 1 · 40 mi
- Mount SinaiCategory 1 · 41 mi
- West SayvilleCategory 1 · 41 mi
- SeldenCategory 1 · 41 mi
- HolbrookCategory 1 · 41 mi
- Port Jefferson StationCategory 1 · 42 mi
- OakdaleCategory 1 · 42 mi
- BohemiaCategory 1 · 42 mi
- CentereachCategory 1 · 43 mi
- Port JeffersonCategory 1 · 44 mi
- RonkonkomaCategory 1 · 44 mi
- Lake GroveCategory 1 · 44 mi
- East IslipCategory 1 · 45 mi
- NesconsetCategory 1 · 45 mi
- Islip TerraceCategory 1 · 45 mi
- East SetauketCategory 1 · 45 mi
- Stony BrookCategory 1 · 46 mi
- IslipCategory 1 · 46 mi
- Central IslipCategory 1 · 47 mi
- Saint JamesCategory 1 · 47 mi
- HauppaugeCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Bay ShoreCategory 1 · 48 mi
- SmithtownCategory 1 · 49 mi
- BrightwatersCategory 1 · 49 mi
- West IslipCategory 1 · 50 mi
and 105 more
New Jersey (12)
- Ship BottomCategory 1 · 71 mi
- Seaside ParkCategory 1 · 71 mi
- Seaside HeightsCategory 1 · 72 mi
- LavalletteCategory 1 · 72 mi
- Point Pleasant BoroCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Sea GirtCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Spring LakeCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Bradley BeachCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Ocean GroveCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Lanoka HarborCategory 1 · 75 mi
- ManasquanCategory 1 · 75 mi
- BrielleCategory 1 · 75 mi
Rhode Island (49)
- AshawayCategory 1 · 10 mi
- WesterlyCategory 1 · 11 mi
- BradfordCategory 1 · 12 mi
- CharlestownCategory 1 · 17 mi
- West GreenwichCategory 1 · 11 mi
- Hope ValleyCategory 1 · 11 mi
- ExeterCategory 1 · 15 mi
- West KingstonCategory 1 · 18 mi
- KingstonCategory 1 · 21 mi
- North KingstownCategory 1 · 22 mi
- WakefieldCategory 1 · 23 mi
- SaunderstownCategory 1 · 24 mi
- NarragansettCategory 1 · 25 mi
- JamestownCategory 1 · 28 mi
- NewportCategory 1 · 31 mi
- MiddletownCategory 1 · 32 mi
- Little ComptonCategory 1 · 38 mi
- ChepachetCategory 1 · 3 mi
- FosterCategory 1 · 4 mi
- GreeneCategory 1 · 5 mi
- North ScituateCategory 1 · 8 mi
- HopeCategory 1 · 13 mi
- CoventryCategory 1 · 14 mi
- JohnstonCategory 1 · 14 mi
- West WarwickCategory 1 · 16 mi
- CranstonCategory 1 · 17 mi
- East GreenwichCategory 1 · 20 mi
- WarwickCategory 1 · 21 mi
- RiversideCategory 1 · 22 mi
- BarringtonCategory 1 · 25 mi
- WarrenCategory 1 · 28 mi
- BristolCategory 1 · 29 mi
- PortsmouthCategory 1 · 31 mi
- TivertonCategory 1 · 34 mi
- PascoagCategory 1 · overhead
- HarrisvilleCategory 1 · 3 mi
- North SmithfieldCategory 1 · 8 mi
- WoonsocketCategory 1 · 10 mi
- GreenvilleCategory 1 · 11 mi
- SmithfieldCategory 1 · 12 mi
- ManvilleCategory 1 · 12 mi
- North ProvidenceCategory 1 · 15 mi
- CumberlandCategory 1 · 16 mi
- LincolnCategory 1 · 16 mi
- ProvidenceCategory 1 · 18 mi
- Central FallsCategory 1 · 18 mi
- PawtucketCategory 1 · 19 mi
- East ProvidenceCategory 1 · 21 mi
- RumfordCategory 1 · 21 mi
Massachusetts (319)
- ChilmarkCategory 1 · 62 mi
- West TisburyCategory 1 · 66 mi
- SwanseaCategory 1 · 30 mi
- Fall RiverCategory 1 · 34 mi
- HampdenCategory 1 · 36 mi
- WestportCategory 1 · 39 mi
- East LongmeadowCategory 1 · 40 mi
- LongmeadowCategory 1 · 43 mi
- SpringfieldCategory 1 · 43 mi
- DartmouthCategory 1 · 43 mi
- AgawamCategory 1 · 46 mi
- New BedfordCategory 1 · 46 mi
- South DartmouthCategory 1 · 46 mi
- West SpringfieldCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Feeding HillsCategory 1 · 48 mi
- FairhavenCategory 1 · 49 mi
- SouthwickCategory 1 · 52 mi
- WestfieldCategory 1 · 53 mi
- GranvilleCategory 1 · 62 mi
- FalmouthCategory 1 · 63 mi
- East FalmouthCategory 1 · 66 mi
- Vineyard HavenCategory 1 · 66 mi
- EdgartownCategory 1 · 72 mi
- WhitinsvilleCategory 1 · 1 mi
- UxbridgeCategory 1 · 2 mi
- DouglasCategory 1 · 3 mi
- SuttonCategory 1 · 5 mi
- MillvilleCategory 1 · 5 mi
- BlackstoneCategory 1 · 8 mi
- WebsterCategory 1 · 9 mi
- OxfordCategory 1 · 10 mi
- DudleyCategory 1 · 11 mi
- CharltonCategory 1 · 16 mi
- SouthbridgeCategory 1 · 18 mi
- PlainvilleCategory 1 · 18 mi
- North AttleboroCategory 1 · 19 mi
- AttleboroCategory 1 · 21 mi
- SturbridgeCategory 1 · 21 mi
- East BrookfieldCategory 1 · 22 mi
- SeekonkCategory 1 · 22 mi
- FiskdaleCategory 1 · 23 mi
- HollandCategory 1 · 23 mi
- BrookfieldCategory 1 · 24 mi
- RehobothCategory 1 · 25 mi
- NortonCategory 1 · 26 mi
- BrimfieldCategory 1 · 27 mi
- West BrookfieldCategory 1 · 28 mi
- WarrenCategory 1 · 29 mi
- North DightonCategory 1 · 30 mi
- TauntonCategory 1 · 31 mi
- MonsonCategory 1 · 32 mi
- DightonCategory 1 · 32 mi
- SomersetCategory 1 · 33 mi
- WareCategory 1 · 33 mi
- RaynhamCategory 1 · 33 mi
- PalmerCategory 1 · 34 mi
- BerkleyCategory 1 · 35 mi
- Three RiversCategory 1 · 36 mi
- AssonetCategory 1 · 36 mi
- East TauntonCategory 1 · 36 mi
and 259 more
New Hampshire (142)
- HinsdaleCategory 1 · 56 mi
- NashuaCategory 1 · 7 mi
- HollisCategory 1 · 11 mi
- BrooklineCategory 1 · 15 mi
- MasonCategory 1 · 21 mi
- WiltonCategory 1 · 23 mi
- New IpswichCategory 1 · 25 mi
- RindgeCategory 1 · 32 mi
- PeterboroughCategory 1 · 32 mi
- JaffreyCategory 1 · 35 mi
- FitzwilliamCategory 1 · 39 mi
- TroyCategory 1 · 42 mi
- MarlboroughCategory 1 · 43 mi
- WinchesterCategory 1 · 48 mi
- SwanzeyCategory 1 · 48 mi
- KeeneCategory 1 · 50 mi
- WestmorelandCategory 1 · 57 mi
- WindhamTropical storm · overhead
- DerryTropical storm · 1 mi
- PelhamTropical storm · 1 mi
- HudsonTropical storm · 4 mi
- HampsteadTropical storm · 5 mi
- LondonderryTropical storm · 5 mi
- SalemTropical storm · 5 mi
- AtkinsonTropical storm · 7 mi
- East HampsteadTropical storm · 7 mi
- LitchfieldTropical storm · 8 mi
- PlaistowTropical storm · 10 mi
- MerrimackTropical storm · 11 mi
- ManchesterTropical storm · 11 mi
- NewtonTropical storm · 11 mi
- BedfordTropical storm · 13 mi
- AmherstTropical storm · 15 mi
- MilfordTropical storm · 17 mi
- Mont VernonTropical storm · 20 mi
- New BostonTropical storm · 22 mi
- AntrimTropical storm · 36 mi
- LangdonTropical storm · 56 mi
- WalpoleTropical storm · 59 mi
- ChesterTropical storm · overhead
- RaymondTropical storm · overhead
- NottinghamTropical storm · 3 mi
- SandownTropical storm · 3 mi
- DeerfieldTropical storm · 5 mi
- FremontTropical storm · 5 mi
- CandiaTropical storm · 5 mi
- EppingTropical storm · 6 mi
- AuburnTropical storm · 6 mi
- DanvilleTropical storm · 6 mi
- LeeTropical storm · 8 mi
- KingstonTropical storm · 9 mi
- NewmarketTropical storm · 11 mi
- NewfieldsTropical storm · 12 mi
- HooksettTropical storm · 12 mi
- ExeterTropical storm · 12 mi
- South HamptonTropical storm · 13 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 14 mi
- StrathamTropical storm · 15 mi
- GreenlandTropical storm · 17 mi
- GoffstownTropical storm · 18 mi
and 82 more
Vermont (14)
- VernonCategory 1 · 57 mi
- PutneyCategory 1 · 62 mi
- BrattleboroCategory 1 · 63 mi
- Bellows FallsTropical storm · 63 mi
- ChesterTropical storm · 72 mi
- SpringfieldTropical storm · 67 mi
- WindsorTropical storm · 68 mi
- HartlandTropical storm · 69 mi
- White River JunctionTropical storm · 69 mi
- NorwichTropical storm · 67 mi
- BradfordTropical storm · 67 mi
- St JohnsburyTropical storm · 69 mi
- DanvilleTropical storm · 75 mi
- LyndonvilleTropical storm · 72 mi
Maine (147)
- BerwickTropical storm · 11 mi
- South BerwickTropical storm · 16 mi
- EliotTropical storm · 17 mi
- KitteryTropical storm · 21 mi
- Cape NeddickTropical storm · 23 mi
- YorkTropical storm · 23 mi
- LebanonTropical storm · 5 mi
- SpringvaleTropical storm · 9 mi
- SanfordTropical storm · 12 mi
- North BerwickTropical storm · 14 mi
- WellsTropical storm · 21 mi
- KennebunkTropical storm · 23 mi
- ArundelTropical storm · 26 mi
- ActonTropical storm · 1 mi
- ShapleighTropical storm · 5 mi
- LimerickTropical storm · 5 mi
- North WaterboroTropical storm · 8 mi
- WaterboroTropical storm · 9 mi
- East WaterboroTropical storm · 12 mi
- Hollis CenterTropical storm · 14 mi
- AlfredTropical storm · 14 mi
- BuxtonTropical storm · 15 mi
- SacoTropical storm · 24 mi
- BiddefordTropical storm · 25 mi
- ScarboroughTropical storm · 27 mi
- Old Orchard BeachTropical storm · 28 mi
- SebagoTropical storm · 5 mi
- LimingtonTropical storm · 8 mi
- Steep FallsTropical storm · 10 mi
- StandishTropical storm · 13 mi
- WindhamTropical storm · 19 mi
- GorhamTropical storm · 20 mi
- WestbrookTropical storm · 25 mi
- CumberlandTropical storm · 27 mi
- FalmouthTropical storm · 28 mi
- PortlandTropical storm · 29 mi
- South PortlandTropical storm · 30 mi
- YarmouthTropical storm · 31 mi
- Cape ElizabethTropical storm · 33 mi
- BridgtonTropical storm · 1 mi
- HarrisonTropical storm · 1 mi
- NaplesTropical storm · 7 mi
- OxfordTropical storm · 8 mi
- CascoTropical storm · 11 mi
- FryeburgTropical storm · 12 mi
- RaymondTropical storm · 14 mi
- PolandTropical storm · 15 mi
- GrayTropical storm · 21 mi
- New GloucesterTropical storm · 21 mi
- North YarmouthTropical storm · 27 mi
- LisbonTropical storm · 29 mi
- DurhamTropical storm · 29 mi
- Lisbon FallsTropical storm · 31 mi
- FreeportTropical storm · 33 mi
- TopshamTropical storm · 37 mi
- BrunswickTropical storm · 39 mi
- HarpswellTropical storm · 41 mi
- BathTropical storm · 44 mi
- NorwayTropical storm · 2 mi
- South ParisTropical storm · 5 mi
and 87 more
Florida (197)
- Holmes BeachTropical storm · 2 mi
- Longboat KeyTropical storm · 9 mi
- St Pete BeachTropical storm · 10 mi
- BradentonTropical storm · 12 mi
- SeminoleTropical storm · 18 mi
- SarasotaTropical storm · 20 mi
- Indian ShoresTropical storm · 22 mi
- OspreyTropical storm · 25 mi
- NokomisTropical storm · 28 mi
- VeniceTropical storm · 32 mi
- EnglewoodTropical storm · 40 mi
- North PortTropical storm · 44 mi
- Rotonda WestTropical storm · 46 mi
- PlacidaTropical storm · 46 mi
- Port CharlotteTropical storm · 50 mi
- Punta GordaTropical storm · 59 mi
- BokeeliaTropical storm · 60 mi
- St James CityTropical storm · 67 mi
- Cape CoralTropical storm · 70 mi
- SanibelTropical storm · 71 mi
- North Fort MyersTropical storm · 73 mi
- PalmettoTropical storm · 7 mi
- South PasadenaTropical storm · 10 mi
- St PetersburgTropical storm · 11 mi
- Pinellas ParkTropical storm · 16 mi
- University ParkTropical storm · 19 mi
- LargoTropical storm · 20 mi
- EllentonTropical storm · 10 mi
- Lakewood RanchTropical storm · 18 mi
- ClearwaterTropical storm · 24 mi
- DunedinTropical storm · 28 mi
- ParrishTropical storm · 9 mi
- Safety HarborTropical storm · 25 mi
- OldsmarTropical storm · 27 mi
- Palm HarborTropical storm · 31 mi
- Tarpon SpringsTropical storm · 31 mi
- HolidayTropical storm · 38 mi
- RuskinTropical storm · overhead
- Apollo BeachTropical storm · 3 mi
- Myakka CityTropical storm · 25 mi
- TrinityTropical storm · 37 mi
- New Port RicheyTropical storm · 41 mi
- Sun City CenterTropical storm · 2 mi
- WimaumaTropical storm · 4 mi
- GibsontonTropical storm · 6 mi
- TampaTropical storm · 20 mi
- OdessaTropical storm · 31 mi
- Port RicheyTropical storm · 43 mi
- HudsonTropical storm · 46 mi
- Temple TerraceTropical storm · 19 mi
- LutzTropical storm · 26 mi
- ValricoTropical storm · 6 mi
- BrandonTropical storm · 10 mi
- SeffnerTropical storm · 13 mi
- Land O LakesTropical storm · 35 mi
- ArcadiaTropical storm · 47 mi
- Spring HillTropical storm · 50 mi
- LithiaTropical storm · 3 mi
- DoverTropical storm · 11 mi
- RiverviewTropical storm · 16 mi
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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.