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NHC AL051869 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1869

September 4, 1869 – September 6, 1869

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1869 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 121 US cities, 2 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1869 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1869 (AL051869) from September 4, 1869 to September 6, 1869; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on September 5 at 81 mph (Category 1), 16 miles from Golden Meadow, LA. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 121 US cities, in 2 states, most in Louisiana (107). The strongest pass was 81 mph (Category 1) 30 miles from Buras, LA; the centre came closest to Boutte, LA, 2 miles away.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
121
At hurricane strength
2

when closest

States
2
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Cities Unnamed 1869 storm passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (107)

and 47 more

Mississippi (14)

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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.