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NHC AL041881 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1881

August 16, 1881 – August 21, 1881

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1881 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 30 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1881 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1881 (AL041881) from August 16, 1881 to August 21, 1881; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 30 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 46 mph (tropical storm) 28 miles from Marathon, FL.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
30
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1881 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (30)

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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.