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NHC AL031883 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1883

September 4, 1883 – September 13, 1883

Hurricane Unnamed 1883 storm peaked at Category 3 with 127 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 361 US cities, 76 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

127 mph

Cities within 75 mi
361
At hurricane strength
76

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1883 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (214)

and 154 more

Virginia (105)

and 45 more

South Carolina (39)

Puerto Rico (3)

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.