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NHC AL071859 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1859

October 16, 1859 – October 18, 1859

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1859 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 69 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 147 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1859 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1859 (AL071859) from October 16, 1859 to October 18, 1859; its peak was 69 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 17 at 69 mph (tropical storm), 4 miles from Boca Raton, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 147 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 69 mph (tropical storm) 6 miles from Deerfield Beach, FL; the centre came closest to Clewiston, FL, 2 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

69 mph

Cities within 75 mi
147
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1859 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (147)

and 87 more

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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.