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NHC AL031908 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1908

July 24, 1908 – August 3, 1908

Hurricane Unnamed 1908 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 104 US cities, 95 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
104
At hurricane strength
95

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1908 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (98)

and 38 more

South Carolina (6)

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.