NHC AL031879 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1879
August 19, 1879 – August 24, 1879
Hurricane Unnamed 1879 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 290 US cities, 101 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 290
- At hurricane strength
- 101
- States
- 3
104 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1879 storm passed near, strongest first
Texas (140)
- Crystal BeachCategory 2 · 17 mi
- GalvestonCategory 2 · 26 mi
- Texas CityCategory 2 · 33 mi
- La MarqueCategory 2 · 35 mi
- BacliffCategory 2 · 35 mi
- HitchcockCategory 2 · 36 mi
- DickinsonCategory 2 · 38 mi
- KemahCategory 2 · 38 mi
- SeabrookCategory 2 · 38 mi
- La PorteCategory 2 · 39 mi
- League CityCategory 2 · 41 mi
- Santa FeCategory 2 · 42 mi
- Deer ParkCategory 2 · 44 mi
- WebsterCategory 2 · 44 mi
- PasadenaCategory 2 · 47 mi
- FriendswoodCategory 2 · 48 mi
- South HoustonCategory 2 · 50 mi
- AlvinCategory 2 · 51 mi
- PearlandCategory 2 · 55 mi
- DanburyCategory 2 · 57 mi
- ManvelCategory 2 · 58 mi
- FreeportCategory 2 · 60 mi
- CluteCategory 2 · 62 mi
- RosharonCategory 2 · 63 mi
- AngletonCategory 2 · 64 mi
- FresnoCategory 2 · 64 mi
- BellaireCategory 2 · 64 mi
- Lake JacksonCategory 2 · 65 mi
- Missouri CityCategory 2 · 68 mi
- StaffordCategory 2 · 70 mi
- BrazoriaCategory 2 · 73 mi
- Sugar LandCategory 2 · 74 mi
- AnahuacCategory 2 · 17 mi
- Galena ParkCategory 2 · 51 mi
- HoustonCategory 2 · 64 mi
- BaytownCategory 2 · 34 mi
- HighlandsCategory 2 · 41 mi
- ChannelviewCategory 2 · 45 mi
- WinnieCategory 2 · 2 mi
- CrosbyCategory 2 · 43 mi
- TomballCategory 2 · 72 mi
- HumbleCategory 2 · 53 mi
- Port ArthurCategory 2 · 24 mi
- DaytonCategory 2 · 33 mi
- HuffmanCategory 2 · 46 mi
- KingwoodCategory 2 · 52 mi
- PorterCategory 2 · 56 mi
- SpringCategory 2 · 68 mi
- NederlandCategory 2 · 20 mi
- Port NechesCategory 2 · 22 mi
- GrovesCategory 2 · 25 mi
- LibertyCategory 2 · 26 mi
- ShenandoahCategory 2 · 67 mi
- The WoodlandsCategory 2 · 71 mi
- BeaumontCategory 1 · 10 mi
- Bridge CityCategory 1 · 29 mi
- New CaneyCategory 1 · 52 mi
- Sour LakeCategory 1 · 6 mi
- SplendoraCategory 1 · 51 mi
- VidorCategory 1 · 18 mi
and 80 more
Arkansas (89)
- TaylorTropical storm · overhead
- FoukeTropical storm · 25 mi
- MagnoliaTropical storm · 11 mi
- TexarkanaTropical storm · 36 mi
- Junction CityTropical storm · 39 mi
- WaldoTropical storm · 3 mi
- El DoradoTropical storm · 42 mi
- ForemanTropical storm · 64 mi
- GurdonTropical storm · 8 mi
- MalvernTropical storm · 9 mi
- ArkadelphiaTropical storm · 11 mi
- DonaldsonTropical storm · 12 mi
- PrescottTropical storm · 15 mi
- HopeTropical storm · 20 mi
- CamdenTropical storm · 21 mi
- BeardenTropical storm · 23 mi
- BismarckTropical storm · 24 mi
- Hot SpringsTropical storm · 25 mi
- Hot Springs VillageTropical storm · 28 mi
- FordyceTropical storm · 29 mi
- PearcyTropical storm · 32 mi
- SmackoverTropical storm · 33 mi
- AmityTropical storm · 36 mi
- RoyalTropical storm · 36 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 39 mi
- RisonTropical storm · 39 mi
- MurfreesboroTropical storm · 42 mi
- NashvilleTropical storm · 45 mi
- GlenwoodTropical storm · 45 mi
- AshdownTropical storm · 49 mi
- Mount IdaTropical storm · 53 mi
- AustinTropical storm · 54 mi
- WarrenTropical storm · 55 mi
- CarlisleTropical storm · 55 mi
- OlaTropical storm · 56 mi
- WardTropical storm · 57 mi
- LockesburgTropical storm · 58 mi
- StrongTropical storm · 60 mi
- BeebeTropical storm · 62 mi
- HazenTropical storm · 63 mi
- DanvilleTropical storm · 64 mi
- HoratioTropical storm · 65 mi
- RomanceTropical storm · 66 mi
- Mc RaeTropical storm · 67 mi
- BellevilleTropical storm · 68 mi
- MonticelloTropical storm · 70 mi
- De QueenTropical storm · 70 mi
- Rose BudTropical storm · 72 mi
- Des ArcTropical storm · 72 mi
- QuitmanTropical storm · 73 mi
- BauxiteTropical storm · 1 mi
- SheridanTropical storm · 12 mi
- Star CityTropical storm · 53 mi
- MabelvaleTropical storm · 1 mi
- BryantTropical storm · 6 mi
- HensleyTropical storm · 6 mi
- AlexanderTropical storm · 8 mi
- RedfieldTropical storm · 14 mi
- White HallTropical storm · 27 mi
- Pine BluffTropical storm · 33 mi
and 29 more
Louisiana (61)
- VintonCategory 1 · 42 mi
- SulphurCategory 1 · 54 mi
- Lake CharlesCategory 1 · 64 mi
- WestlakeCategory 1 · 60 mi
- DequincyCategory 1 · 50 mi
- RagleyCategory 1 · 66 mi
- MerryvilleCategory 1 · 39 mi
- LongvilleCategory 1 · 58 mi
- DeridderCategory 1 · 53 mi
- PitkinCategory 1 · 70 mi
- New LlanoCategory 1 · 48 mi
- Fort PolkCategory 1 · 52 mi
- AnacocoTropical storm · 38 mi
- LeesvilleTropical storm · 51 mi
- FlorienTropical storm · 34 mi
- ZwolleTropical storm · 19 mi
- ManyTropical storm · 26 mi
- RobelineTropical storm · 38 mi
- MontgomeryTropical storm · 64 mi
- NatchitochesTropical storm · 49 mi
- LogansportTropical storm · 6 mi
- MansfieldTropical storm · 11 mi
- CamptiTropical storm · 46 mi
- Grand CaneTropical storm · 4 mi
- CoushattaTropical storm · 31 mi
- WinnfieldTropical storm · 72 mi
- StonewallTropical storm · overhead
- KeithvilleTropical storm · 4 mi
- ShreveportTropical storm · 2 mi
- GreenwoodTropical storm · 14 mi
- Elm GroveTropical storm · 16 mi
- RinggoldTropical storm · 26 mi
- Bossier CityTropical storm · overhead
- Barksdale AfbTropical storm · 6 mi
- DoylineTropical storm · 18 mi
- MooringsportTropical storm · 18 mi
- HeflinTropical storm · 25 mi
- JonesboroTropical storm · 62 mi
- BentonTropical storm · 4 mi
- HaughtonTropical storm · 8 mi
- PrincetonTropical storm · 10 mi
- SibleyTropical storm · 22 mi
- QuitmanTropical storm · 58 mi
- MindenTropical storm · 21 mi
- VivianTropical storm · 22 mi
- ArcadiaTropical storm · 43 mi
- SimsboroTropical storm · 50 mi
- GramblingTropical storm · 54 mi
- RustonTropical storm · 58 mi
- SareptaTropical storm · 5 mi
- Plain DealingTropical storm · 8 mi
- HomerTropical storm · 31 mi
- DubachTropical storm · 53 mi
- ChoudrantTropical storm · 67 mi
- CalhounTropical storm · 75 mi
- SpringhillTropical storm · 3 mi
- HaynesvilleTropical storm · 23 mi
- BerniceTropical storm · 51 mi
- DownsvilleTropical storm · 72 mi
- FarmervilleTropical storm · 67 mi
and 1 more
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.