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NHC AL071879 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1879

October 24, 1879 – October 29, 1879

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1879 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 175 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1879 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1879 (AL071879) from October 24, 1879 to October 29, 1879; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 27 at 69 mph (tropical storm), 5 miles from Inglis, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 175 US cities, in 2 states, most in Florida (172). The strongest pass was 69 mph (tropical storm) 4 miles from Inglis, FL; the centre came closest to Anthony, FL, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
175
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2
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Cities Unnamed 1879 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (172)

and 112 more

Georgia (3)

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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.