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NHC AL051869 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1869

September 4, 1869 – September 6, 1869

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.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
121
At hurricane strength
2

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1869 storm passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (107)

and 47 more

Mississippi (14)

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.