NHC AL091888 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1888
November 17, 1888 – December 2, 1888
Hurricane Unnamed 1888 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 35 US cities, 35 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 35
- At hurricane strength
- 35
- States
- 2
98 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1888 storm passed near, strongest first
Massachusetts (34)
- NantucketCategory 1 · 37 mi
- ChathamCategory 1 · 46 mi
- OrleansCategory 1 · 49 mi
- HarwichCategory 1 · 50 mi
- EasthamCategory 1 · 52 mi
- Dennis PortCategory 1 · 52 mi
- BrewsterCategory 1 · 52 mi
- South DennisCategory 1 · 55 mi
- South YarmouthCategory 1 · 55 mi
- WellfleetCategory 1 · 55 mi
- West YarmouthCategory 1 · 56 mi
- DennisCategory 1 · 57 mi
- Yarmouth PortCategory 1 · 57 mi
- HyannisCategory 1 · 59 mi
- EdgartownCategory 1 · 60 mi
- BarnstableCategory 1 · 61 mi
- CentervilleCategory 1 · 61 mi
- OstervilleCategory 1 · 62 mi
- West BarnstableCategory 1 · 64 mi
- CotuitCategory 1 · 65 mi
- Marstons MillsCategory 1 · 65 mi
- MashpeeCategory 1 · 66 mi
- Vineyard HavenCategory 1 · 66 mi
- West TisburyCategory 1 · 67 mi
- ProvincetownCategory 1 · 67 mi
- East SandwichCategory 1 · 68 mi
- East FalmouthCategory 1 · 69 mi
- ChilmarkCategory 1 · 69 mi
- ForestdaleCategory 1 · 70 mi
- SandwichCategory 1 · 70 mi
- FalmouthCategory 1 · 71 mi
- North FalmouthCategory 1 · 74 mi
- Sagamore BeachCategory 1 · 74 mi
- PocassetCategory 1 · 75 mi
Maine (1)
- MachiasCategory 1 · 67 mi
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.