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NHC AL091889 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1889

October 5, 1889 – October 11, 1889

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1889 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 58 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 103 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1889 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1889 (AL091889) from October 5, 1889 to October 11, 1889; its peak was 58 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks 2 landfalls within 50 miles of a US city on this site, the first on October 5 at 40 mph (tropical storm), 5 miles from Marathon, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 103 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 48 mph (tropical storm) 56 miles from Cocoa Beach, FL; the centre came closest to Loxahatchee, FL, 2 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

58 mph

Cities within 75 mi
103
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1889 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (103)

and 43 more

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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.