NHC AL031871 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1871
August 14, 1871 – August 23, 1871
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1871 storm peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 460 US cities, 246 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1871 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1871 (AL031871) from August 14, 1871 to August 23, 1871; its peak was 115 mph (Category 3). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on August 17 at 115 mph (Category 3), 4 miles from Hobe Sound, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 460 US cities, in 3 states, most in Florida (301) and Georgia (117). The strongest pass was 115 mph (Category 3) 1 mile from Hobe Sound, FL; the centre came closest to Waverly, GA, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 460
- At hurricane strength
- 246
- States
- 3
115 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1871 storm passed near, strongest first
Florida (301)
- Hobe SoundCategory 3 · 1 mi
- TequestaCategory 3 · 2 mi
- JupiterCategory 3 · 5 mi
- North Palm BeachCategory 3 · 10 mi
- Palm Beach GardensCategory 3 · 10 mi
- Riviera BeachCategory 3 · 13 mi
- Palm BeachCategory 3 · 17 mi
- West Palm BeachCategory 3 · 19 mi
- Royal Palm BeachCategory 3 · 21 mi
- LoxahatcheeCategory 3 · 21 mi
- Palm SpringsCategory 3 · 24 mi
- GreenacresCategory 3 · 25 mi
- Lake WorthCategory 3 · 26 mi
- WellingtonCategory 3 · 26 mi
- AtlantisCategory 3 · 27 mi
- Boynton BeachCategory 3 · 31 mi
- Delray BeachCategory 3 · 35 mi
- Boca RatonCategory 3 · 42 mi
- Deerfield BeachCategory 3 · 45 mi
- Coconut CreekCategory 3 · 48 mi
- Pompano BeachCategory 3 · 49 mi
- Coral SpringsCategory 3 · 50 mi
- MargateCategory 3 · 51 mi
- North LauderdaleCategory 3 · 53 mi
- Oakland ParkCategory 3 · 54 mi
- TamaracCategory 3 · 55 mi
- Wilton ManorsCategory 3 · 55 mi
- LauderhillCategory 3 · 55 mi
- Fort LauderdaleCategory 3 · 57 mi
- Lauderdale LakesCategory 3 · 58 mi
- SunriseCategory 3 · 59 mi
- PlantationCategory 3 · 60 mi
- Dania BeachCategory 3 · 62 mi
- DavieCategory 3 · 64 mi
- HollywoodCategory 3 · 65 mi
- WestonCategory 3 · 65 mi
- Hallandale BeachCategory 3 · 67 mi
- Pembroke PinesCategory 3 · 68 mi
- AventuraCategory 3 · 68 mi
- Sunny Isles BeachCategory 3 · 69 mi
- MiramarCategory 3 · 69 mi
- North Miami BeachCategory 3 · 71 mi
- Miami GardensCategory 3 · 72 mi
- Bay Harbor IslandsCategory 3 · 73 mi
- North MiamiCategory 3 · 73 mi
- Opa LockaCategory 3 · 74 mi
- StuartCategory 3 · 3 mi
- Jensen BeachCategory 3 · 9 mi
- Palm CityCategory 3 · 2 mi
- Port St LucieCategory 2 · 8 mi
- IndiantownCategory 2 · 9 mi
- Belle GladeCategory 2 · 37 mi
- PahokeeCategory 2 · 28 mi
- South BayCategory 2 · 39 mi
- Fort PierceCategory 2 · 19 mi
- ClewistonCategory 2 · 45 mi
- Vero BeachCategory 2 · 27 mi
- Moore HavenCategory 2 · 42 mi
- OkeechobeeCategory 2 · 9 mi
- SebastianCategory 2 · 33 mi
and 241 more
Georgia (117)
- St Simons IslandTropical storm · 2 mi
- Tybee IslandTropical storm · 14 mi
- SavannahTropical storm · 24 mi
- Garden CityTropical storm · 30 mi
- Port WentworthTropical storm · 33 mi
- RinconTropical storm · 42 mi
- GuytonTropical storm · 49 mi
- SpringfieldTropical storm · 51 mi
- ClyoTropical storm · 57 mi
- BrunswickTropical storm · overhead
- PoolerTropical storm · 34 mi
- BloomingdaleTropical storm · 38 mi
- EllabellTropical storm · 46 mi
- BrookletTropical storm · 61 mi
- StatesboroTropical storm · 72 mi
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 4 mi
- Richmond HillTropical storm · 26 mi
- WaynesvilleTropical storm · 7 mi
- LudowiciTropical storm · 35 mi
- PembrokeTropical storm · 52 mi
- HortenseTropical storm · 5 mi
- MidwayTropical storm · 23 mi
- JesupTropical storm · 25 mi
- NahuntaTropical storm · 6 mi
- Fort StewartTropical storm · 37 mi
- GlennvilleTropical storm · 47 mi
- ClaxtonTropical storm · 62 mi
- HobokenTropical storm · 7 mi
- PattersonTropical storm · 7 mi
- TownsendTropical storm · 12 mi
- ScrevenTropical storm · 17 mi
- OdumTropical storm · 28 mi
- AllenhurstTropical storm · 32 mi
- HinesvilleTropical storm · 35 mi
- ReidsvilleTropical storm · 54 mi
- CollinsTropical storm · 63 mi
- BlackshearTropical storm · 2 mi
- DarienTropical storm · 5 mi
- WaverlyTropical storm · overhead
- WoodbineTropical storm · 5 mi
- WaycrossTropical storm · 6 mi
- FolkstonTropical storm · 8 mi
- KingslandTropical storm · 10 mi
- Saint MarysTropical storm · 17 mi
- BaxleyTropical storm · 33 mi
- LyonsTropical storm · 61 mi
- AlmaTropical storm · 17 mi
- VidaliaTropical storm · 63 mi
- NichollsTropical storm · 12 mi
- HazlehurstTropical storm · 36 mi
- UvaldaTropical storm · 50 mi
- HomervilleTropical storm · 18 mi
- Mount VernonTropical storm · 60 mi
- SopertonTropical storm · 73 mi
- PearsonTropical storm · 5 mi
- DouglasTropical storm · 11 mi
- AlamoTropical storm · 56 mi
- GlenwoodTropical storm · 59 mi
- BroxtonTropical storm · 23 mi
- Mc RaeTropical storm · 48 mi
and 57 more
South Carolina (42)
- Hilton Head IslandTropical storm · 22 mi
- Saint Helena IslandTropical storm · 27 mi
- BlufftonTropical storm · 28 mi
- Edisto IslandTropical storm · 31 mi
- Port RoyalTropical storm · 31 mi
- OkatieTropical storm · 34 mi
- Sullivans IslandTropical storm · 35 mi
- Wadmalaw IslandTropical storm · 35 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 35 mi
- Isle Of PalmsTropical storm · 36 mi
- HardeevilleTropical storm · 37 mi
- Johns IslandTropical storm · 37 mi
- CharlestonTropical storm · 40 mi
- Mount PleasantTropical storm · 40 mi
- HollywoodTropical storm · 41 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 44 mi
- RavenelTropical storm · 45 mi
- AwendawTropical storm · 46 mi
- Daniel IslandTropical storm · 46 mi
- RidgelandTropical storm · 46 mi
- North CharlestonTropical storm · 48 mi
- Charleston AfbTropical storm · 48 mi
- Mc ClellanvilleTropical storm · 51 mi
- HugerTropical storm · 53 mi
- YemasseeTropical storm · 53 mi
- Goose CreekTropical storm · 53 mi
- LadsonTropical storm · 56 mi
- SummervilleTropical storm · 58 mi
- WalterboroTropical storm · 62 mi
- CottagevilleTropical storm · 62 mi
- RidgevilleTropical storm · 62 mi
- Moncks CornerTropical storm · 64 mi
- HanahanTropical storm · 66 mi
- GeorgetownTropical storm · 68 mi
- VarnvilleTropical storm · 68 mi
- EstillTropical storm · 69 mi
- Pawleys IslandTropical storm · 69 mi
- BonneauTropical storm · 70 mi
- RuffinTropical storm · 70 mi
- DorchesterTropical storm · 72 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 73 mi
- Murrells InletTropical storm · 75 mi
Other storms of the 1871 season
- Unnamed (AL011871)Tropical storm · 267 cities
- Unnamed (AL021871)Tropical storm · 166 cities
- Unnamed (AL041871)Category 3 · 474 cities
- Unnamed (AL061871)Category 1 · 146 cities
- Unnamed (AL071871)Category 1 · 297 cities
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.