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NHC AL081853 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1853

October 19, 1853 – October 22, 1853

Hurricane Unnamed 1853 storm peaked at Category 2 with 104 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 88 US cities, 88 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Peak strength
Category 2

104 mph

Cities within 75 mi
88
At hurricane strength
88

when closest

States
3

Cities Unnamed 1853 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (37)

South Carolina (26)

Georgia (25)

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.