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NHC AL041852 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1852

September 22, 1852 – September 30, 1852

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1852 storm peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 64 US cities, 64 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1852 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1852 (AL041852) from September 22, 1852 to September 30, 1852; its peak was 92 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 64 US cities, all in Puerto Rico. The strongest pass was 84 mph (Category 1) 68 miles from Aguada, PR; the centre came closest to Loiza, PR, 46 miles away.

Peak strength
Category 1

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
64
At hurricane strength
64

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1852 storm passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (64)

and 4 more

Other storms of the 1852 season

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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.