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NHC AL061885 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1885

September 24, 1885 – October 2, 1885

Hurricane Unnamed 1885 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 176 US cities, 7 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
176
At hurricane strength
7

when closest

States
6

Cities Unnamed 1885 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (53)

Alabama (47)

Mississippi (33)

Louisiana (28)

North Carolina (9)

Georgia (6)

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.