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NHC AL031875 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1875

September 8, 1875 – September 18, 1875

Hurricane Unnamed 1875 storm peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 275 US cities, 52 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

115 mph

Cities within 75 mi
275
At hurricane strength
52

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1875 storm passed near, strongest first

Texas (228)

and 168 more

Louisiana (47)

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.