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NHC AL091898 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1898

October 2, 1898 – October 14, 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 69 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 59 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1898 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1898 (AL091898) from October 2, 1898 to October 14, 1898; its peak was 69 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 59 US cities, all in Florida. The strongest pass was 69 mph (tropical storm) 42 miles from Key Largo, FL.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

69 mph

Cities within 75 mi
59
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
1
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Cities Unnamed 1898 storm passed near, strongest first

Florida (59)

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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.