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NHC AL031882 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1882

September 14, 1882 – September 16, 1882

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1882 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 58 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 132 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1882 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1882 (AL031882) from September 14, 1882 to September 16, 1882; its peak was 58 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on September 15 at 58 mph (tropical storm), 16 miles from Port Arthur, TX. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 132 US cities, in 2 states, most in Texas (105). The strongest pass was 58 mph (tropical storm) 33 miles from Sulphur, LA; the centre came closest to Port Neches, TX, 2 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

58 mph

Cities within 75 mi
132
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2
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Cities Unnamed 1882 storm passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (27)

Texas (105)

and 45 more

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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.