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NHC AL091892 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1892

October 21, 1892 – October 29, 1892

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1892 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 52 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 168 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1892 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1892 (AL091892) from October 21, 1892 to October 29, 1892; its peak was 52 mph (tropical storm). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 24 at 52 mph (tropical storm), 9 miles from Holmes Beach, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 168 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 52 mph (tropical storm) 7 miles from Holmes Beach, FL; the centre came closest to Wimauma, FL, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

52 mph

Cities within 75 mi
168
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1

Cities Unnamed 1892 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (168)

and 108 more

Other storms of the 1892 season

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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.