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NHC AL061871 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1871

September 5, 1871 – September 8, 1871

Hurricane Unnamed 1871 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 146 US cities, 24 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
146
At hurricane strength
24

when closest

States
3

Cities Unnamed 1871 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (122)

and 62 more

Georgia (21)

South Carolina (3)

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.