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NHC AL041887 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1887

July 20, 1887 – July 28, 1887

Hurricane Unnamed 1887 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 236 US cities, 47 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
236
At hurricane strength
47

when closest

States
3

Cities Unnamed 1887 storm passed near, strongest first

Alabama (97)

and 37 more

Georgia (95)

and 35 more

Florida (44)

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.