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NHC AL061897 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1897

October 23, 1897 – October 31, 1897

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

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.

The 1897 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1897 (AL061897) from October 23, 1897 to October 31, 1897; its peak was 63 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 25 at 63 mph (tropical storm), 4 miles from Kitty Hawk, NC. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 49 US cities, in 2 states, most in North Carolina (29). The strongest pass was 63 mph (tropical storm) 3 miles from Kitty Hawk, NC.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

63 mph

Cities within 75 mi
49
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2
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Cities Unnamed 1897 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (29)

Virginia (20)

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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.