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NHC AL081898 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1898

September 25, 1898 – September 28, 1898

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1898 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 52 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 19 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1898 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1898 (AL081898) from September 25, 1898 to September 28, 1898; its peak was 52 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 19 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 45 mph (tropical storm) 70 miles from Bay Harbor Islands, FL; the centre came closest to Islamorada, FL, 48 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

52 mph

Cities within 75 mi
19
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1898 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (19)

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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.