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NHC AL061897 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1897

October 23, 1897 – October 31, 1897

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1897 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 63 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 49 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

63 mph

Cities within 75 mi
49
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1897 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (29)

Virginia (20)

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.