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NHC AL071871 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1871

September 30, 1871 – October 7, 1871

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1871 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 297 US cities, 6 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1871 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1871 (AL071871) from September 30, 1871 to October 7, 1871; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 5 at 69 mph (tropical storm), 16 miles from Perry, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 297 US cities, in 5 states, most in Georgia (113) and South Carolina (78). The strongest pass was 81 mph (Category 1) 60 miles from Buras, LA; the centre came closest to Garden City, GA, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
297
At hurricane strength
6

when closest

States
5
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Cities Unnamed 1871 storm passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (6)

Georgia (113)

and 53 more

Florida (56)

South Carolina (78)

and 18 more

North Carolina (44)

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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.