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NHC AL071877 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1877

October 24, 1877 – October 28, 1877

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1877 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 58 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 159 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1877 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1877 (AL071877) from October 24, 1877 to October 28, 1877; its peak was 58 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 26 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 23 miles from Chiefland, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 159 US cities, in 3 states, most in Florida (152) and Louisiana (5). The strongest pass was 49 mph (tropical storm) 37 miles from Daytona Beach, FL; the centre came closest to Bronson, FL, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

58 mph

Cities within 75 mi
159
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
3
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Cities Unnamed 1877 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (152)

and 92 more

Georgia (2)

Louisiana (5)

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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.