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NHC AL041855 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1855

August 24, 1855 – August 27, 1855

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1855 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 69 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 45 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1855 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1855 (AL041855) from August 24, 1855 to August 27, 1855; its peak was 69 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 45 US cities, all in Puerto Rico. The strongest pass was 69 mph (tropical storm) 39 miles from Boqueron, PR.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

69 mph

Cities within 75 mi
45
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1855 storm passed near, strongest first

Puerto Rico (45)

Other storms of the 1855 season

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.