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NHC AL051900 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1900

October 4, 1900 – October 14, 1900

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1900 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 69 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 4 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1900 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1900 (AL051900) from October 4, 1900 to October 14, 1900; its peak was 69 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 4 US cities, all in Maine. The strongest pass was 46 mph (tropical storm) 61 miles from Machias, ME.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

69 mph

Cities within 75 mi
4
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1900 storm passed near, strongest first

Maine (4)

Other storms of the 1900 season

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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.