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NHC AL061870 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1870

October 5, 1870 – October 14, 1870

Hurricane Unnamed 1870 storm peaked at Category 3 with 115 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 49 US cities, 49 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 3

115 mph

Cities within 75 mi
49
At hurricane strength
49

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1870 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (49)

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.