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NHC AL051852 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1852

October 6, 1852 – October 11, 1852

Hurricane Unnamed 1852 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 506 US cities, 82 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

104 mph

Cities within 75 mi
506
At hurricane strength
82

when closest

States
4

Cities Unnamed 1852 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (168)

and 108 more

South Carolina (161)

and 101 more

Georgia (139)

and 79 more

Florida (38)

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.