NHC AL041871 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1871
August 17, 1871 – August 30, 1871
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Unnamed 1871 storm peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 474 US cities, 160 of them while still at hurricane strength.
The 1871 storm in the record
HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1871 (AL041871) from August 17, 1871 to August 30, 1871; its peak was 115 mph (Category 3). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on August 25 at 104 mph (Category 2), 4 miles from Palm City, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 474 US cities, in 7 states and territories, most in Florida (285) and South Carolina (56). The strongest pass was 115 mph (Category 3) 46 miles from Luquillo, PR; the centre came closest to Port St Lucie, FL, less than a mile away.
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- Cities within 75 mi
- 474
- At hurricane strength
- 160
- States
- 7
115 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1871 storm passed near, strongest first
Puerto Rico (44)
- LuquilloCategory 3 · 46 mi
- FajardoCategory 3 · 46 mi
- LoizaCategory 3 · 46 mi
- Rio GrandeCategory 3 · 49 mi
- CeibaCategory 3 · 50 mi
- CanovanasCategory 3 · 51 mi
- ViequesCategory 3 · 52 mi
- CarolinaCategory 3 · 52 mi
- San JuanCategory 3 · 54 mi
- CatanoCategory 3 · 54 mi
- NaguaboCategory 3 · 55 mi
- Trujillo AltoCategory 3 · 55 mi
- Toa BajaCategory 3 · 56 mi
- GuaynaboCategory 3 · 57 mi
- DoradoCategory 3 · 58 mi
- BayamonCategory 3 · 59 mi
- Punta SantiagoCategory 3 · 59 mi
- GuraboCategory 3 · 60 mi
- JuncosCategory 3 · 60 mi
- Vega AltaCategory 3 · 61 mi
- Las PiedrasCategory 3 · 61 mi
- Toa AltaCategory 3 · 61 mi
- Vega BajaCategory 3 · 61 mi
- HumacaoCategory 3 · 62 mi
- CaguasCategory 3 · 63 mi
- Aguas BuenasCategory 3 · 65 mi
- ManatiCategory 3 · 65 mi
- BarcelonetaCategory 3 · 66 mi
- San LorenzoCategory 3 · 66 mi
- NaranjitoCategory 3 · 66 mi
- GarrochalesCategory 3 · 67 mi
- CorozalCategory 3 · 68 mi
- YabucoaCategory 3 · 69 mi
- ComerioCategory 3 · 70 mi
- MorovisCategory 3 · 70 mi
- AreciboCategory 3 · 70 mi
- Sabana HoyosCategory 3 · 70 mi
- CidraCategory 3 · 71 mi
- FloridaCategory 3 · 72 mi
- CialesCategory 3 · 73 mi
- MaunaboCategory 3 · 73 mi
- BarranquitasCategory 3 · 73 mi
- CayeyCategory 3 · 74 mi
- HatilloCategory 3 · 74 mi
Florida (285)
- Port St LucieCategory 2 · overhead
- Hobe SoundCategory 2 · overhead
- Palm CityCategory 2 · overhead
- Vero BeachCategory 2 · 2 mi
- Fort PierceCategory 2 · 3 mi
- StuartCategory 2 · 5 mi
- Jensen BeachCategory 2 · 7 mi
- TequestaCategory 2 · 7 mi
- JupiterCategory 2 · 10 mi
- IndiantownCategory 2 · 12 mi
- Palm Beach GardensCategory 2 · 15 mi
- North Palm BeachCategory 2 · 16 mi
- Riviera BeachCategory 2 · 20 mi
- LoxahatcheeCategory 2 · 24 mi
- Palm BeachCategory 2 · 24 mi
- Royal Palm BeachCategory 2 · 25 mi
- West Palm BeachCategory 2 · 26 mi
- PahokeeCategory 2 · 29 mi
- OkeechobeeCategory 2 · 29 mi
- WellingtonCategory 2 · 31 mi
- Palm SpringsCategory 2 · 31 mi
- GreenacresCategory 2 · 31 mi
- Lake WorthCategory 2 · 32 mi
- AtlantisCategory 2 · 34 mi
- Belle GladeCategory 2 · 36 mi
- Boynton BeachCategory 2 · 38 mi
- South BayCategory 2 · 40 mi
- Delray BeachCategory 2 · 42 mi
- Boca RatonCategory 2 · 49 mi
- ClewistonCategory 2 · 51 mi
- Deerfield BeachCategory 2 · 53 mi
- Moore HavenCategory 2 · 53 mi
- Coconut CreekCategory 2 · 55 mi
- Coral SpringsCategory 2 · 56 mi
- Pompano BeachCategory 2 · 57 mi
- MargateCategory 2 · 57 mi
- North LauderdaleCategory 2 · 60 mi
- TamaracCategory 2 · 60 mi
- Oakland ParkCategory 2 · 61 mi
- LauderhillCategory 2 · 62 mi
- Wilton ManorsCategory 2 · 63 mi
- Lauderdale LakesCategory 2 · 64 mi
- Fort LauderdaleCategory 2 · 65 mi
- SunriseCategory 2 · 65 mi
- PlantationCategory 2 · 66 mi
- WestonCategory 2 · 70 mi
- Dania BeachCategory 2 · 70 mi
- DavieCategory 2 · 71 mi
- HollywoodCategory 2 · 73 mi
- LabelleCategory 2 · 74 mi
- Pembroke PinesCategory 2 · 74 mi
- Hallandale BeachCategory 2 · 75 mi
- SebastianCategory 2 · 5 mi
- FellsmereCategory 2 · overhead
- Barefoot BayCategory 2 · 9 mi
- GrantCategory 2 · 11 mi
- MalabarCategory 2 · 12 mi
- Melbourne BeachCategory 2 · 15 mi
- Palm BayCategory 2 · 9 mi
- IndialanticCategory 2 · 18 mi
and 225 more
Massachusetts (24)
- NantucketTropical storm · 45 mi
- ChathamTropical storm · 54 mi
- OrleansTropical storm · 57 mi
- HarwichTropical storm · 59 mi
- EasthamTropical storm · 60 mi
- Dennis PortTropical storm · 60 mi
- BrewsterTropical storm · 61 mi
- South DennisTropical storm · 63 mi
- South YarmouthTropical storm · 64 mi
- WellfleetTropical storm · 64 mi
- West YarmouthTropical storm · 65 mi
- DennisTropical storm · 66 mi
- Yarmouth PortTropical storm · 66 mi
- HyannisTropical storm · 67 mi
- EdgartownTropical storm · 68 mi
- BarnstableTropical storm · 69 mi
- CentervilleTropical storm · 70 mi
- OstervilleTropical storm · 71 mi
- West BarnstableTropical storm · 72 mi
- CotuitTropical storm · 73 mi
- Marstons MillsTropical storm · 73 mi
- West TisburyTropical storm · 74 mi
- Vineyard HavenTropical storm · 74 mi
- MashpeeTropical storm · 74 mi
North Carolina (14)
- BeaufortTropical storm · 59 mi
- Atlantic BeachTropical storm · 62 mi
- Morehead CityTropical storm · 62 mi
- Kure BeachTropical storm · 67 mi
- Emerald IsleTropical storm · 69 mi
- NewportTropical storm · 69 mi
- Carolina BeachTropical storm · 69 mi
- SouthportTropical storm · 71 mi
- Nags HeadTropical storm · 73 mi
- SwansboroTropical storm · 74 mi
- OrientalTropical storm · 74 mi
- Wrightsville BeachTropical storm · 74 mi
- HavelockTropical storm · 75 mi
- Oak IslandTropical storm · 71 mi
South Carolina (56)
- Sullivans IslandTropical storm · 17 mi
- Isle Of PalmsTropical storm · 19 mi
- CharlestonTropical storm · 20 mi
- Mount PleasantTropical storm · 23 mi
- Daniel IslandTropical storm · 28 mi
- AwendawTropical storm · 30 mi
- HugerTropical storm · 36 mi
- Mc ClellanvilleTropical storm · 37 mi
- Moncks CornerTropical storm · 46 mi
- Port RoyalTropical storm · 47 mi
- BeaufortTropical storm · 47 mi
- HanahanTropical storm · 48 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 50 mi
- BonneauTropical storm · 53 mi
- Hilton Head IslandTropical storm · 54 mi
- GeorgetownTropical storm · 54 mi
- YemasseeTropical storm · 56 mi
- Pawleys IslandTropical storm · 58 mi
- BlufftonTropical storm · 60 mi
- OkatieTropical storm · 61 mi
- Saint StephenTropical storm · 61 mi
- AndrewsTropical storm · 61 mi
- RuffinTropical storm · 62 mi
- RidgelandTropical storm · 63 mi
- Murrells InletTropical storm · 63 mi
- Surfside BeachTropical storm · 67 mi
- HardeevilleTropical storm · 70 mi
- VarnvilleTropical storm · 70 mi
- Myrtle BeachTropical storm · 72 mi
- BranchvilleTropical storm · 72 mi
- SaltersTropical storm · 73 mi
- HamptonTropical storm · 75 mi
- Johns IslandTropical storm · 16 mi
- North CharlestonTropical storm · 28 mi
- Charleston AfbTropical storm · 28 mi
- Goose CreekTropical storm · 35 mi
- LadsonTropical storm · 35 mi
- PinevilleTropical storm · 64 mi
- Wadmalaw IslandTropical storm · 12 mi
- SummervilleTropical storm · 37 mi
- CrossTropical storm · 60 mi
- HollywoodTropical storm · 17 mi
- RavenelTropical storm · 22 mi
- RidgevilleTropical storm · 39 mi
- EutawvilleTropical storm · 64 mi
- Edisto IslandTropical storm · 6 mi
- DorchesterTropical storm · 47 mi
- HarleyvilleTropical storm · 54 mi
- Holly HillTropical storm · 60 mi
- SanteeTropical storm · 70 mi
- CottagevilleTropical storm · 36 mi
- Saint GeorgeTropical storm · 51 mi
- ElloreeTropical storm · 75 mi
- Saint Helena IslandTropical storm · 5 mi
- WalterboroTropical storm · 32 mi
- BowmanTropical storm · 63 mi
Georgia (40)
- ClimaxTropical storm · 3 mi
- BainbridgeTropical storm · 3 mi
- WhighamTropical storm · 10 mi
- CairoTropical storm · 16 mi
- OchlockneeTropical storm · 26 mi
- CamillaTropical storm · 26 mi
- ThomasvilleTropical storm · 28 mi
- BostonTropical storm · 36 mi
- BacontonTropical storm · 39 mi
- BlakelyTropical storm · 39 mi
- PavoTropical storm · 44 mi
- MorganTropical storm · 45 mi
- DoerunTropical storm · 46 mi
- QuitmanTropical storm · 47 mi
- AlbanyTropical storm · 50 mi
- Norman ParkTropical storm · 55 mi
- SylvesterTropical storm · 58 mi
- DawsonTropical storm · 59 mi
- LeesburgTropical storm · 60 mi
- PoulanTropical storm · 60 mi
- OmegaTropical storm · 61 mi
- CuthbertTropical storm · 62 mi
- ValdostaTropical storm · 64 mi
- HahiraTropical storm · 64 mi
- Tybee IslandTropical storm · 65 mi
- Lake ParkTropical storm · 65 mi
- SparksTropical storm · 66 mi
- LenoxTropical storm · 67 mi
- TiftonTropical storm · 70 mi
- GeorgetownTropical storm · 73 mi
- AshburnTropical storm · 74 mi
- SycamoreTropical storm · 75 mi
- BrinsonTropical storm · 12 mi
- DonalsonvilleTropical storm · 22 mi
- CoolidgeTropical storm · 37 mi
- PelhamTropical storm · 20 mi
- MeigsTropical storm · 26 mi
- ColquittTropical storm · 10 mi
- MoultrieTropical storm · 44 mi
- AdelTropical storm · 63 mi
Alabama (11)
- ColumbiaTropical storm · 48 mi
- AshfordTropical storm · 48 mi
- CowartsTropical storm · 52 mi
- DothanTropical storm · 58 mi
- HeadlandTropical storm · 58 mi
- AbbevilleTropical storm · 64 mi
- Midland CityTropical storm · 65 mi
- NewtonTropical storm · 70 mi
- CottonwoodTropical storm · 48 mi
- SlocombTropical storm · 62 mi
- HartfordTropical storm · 71 mi
Other storms of the 1871 season
- Unnamed (AL011871)Tropical storm · 267 cities
- Unnamed (AL021871)Tropical storm · 166 cities
- Unnamed (AL031871)Category 3 · 460 cities
- Unnamed (AL061871)Category 1 · 146 cities
- Unnamed (AL071871)Category 1 · 297 cities
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.