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NHC AL031884 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1884

September 10, 1884 – September 20, 1884

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1884 storm peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 121 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1884 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1884 (AL031884) from September 10, 1884 to September 20, 1884; its peak was 92 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on September 11 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 12 miles from Townsend, GA. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 121 US cities, in 3 states, most in Georgia (59) and South Carolina (36). The strongest pass was 46 mph (tropical storm) 1 mile from Midway, GA.

Peak strength
Category 1

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
121
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
3
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Cities Unnamed 1884 storm passed near, strongest first

Georgia (59)

South Carolina (36)

Florida (26)

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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.