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NHC AL041860 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1860

September 11, 1860 – September 16, 1860

Hurricane Unnamed 1860 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 241 US cities, 103 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

104 mph

Cities within 75 mi
241
At hurricane strength
103

when closest

States
3

Cities Unnamed 1860 storm passed near, strongest first

Mississippi (91)

and 31 more

Alabama (91)

and 31 more

Louisiana (59)

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.