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NHC AL051896 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1896

October 7, 1896 – October 16, 1896

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1896 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 93 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1896 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1896 (AL051896) from October 7, 1896 to October 16, 1896; its peak was 98 mph (Category 2). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 9 at 58 mph (tropical storm), 5 miles from Fort Myers Beach, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 93 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 58 mph (tropical storm) 5 miles from Sanibel, FL; the centre came closest to Fort Myers Beach, FL, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Category 2

98 mph

Cities within 75 mi
93
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1896 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (93)

and 33 more

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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.