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NHC AL101908 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Tropical Storm of 1908

October 19, 1908 – October 23, 1908

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

Tropical Storm Unnamed 1908 storm peaked at Tropical storm with 40 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 96 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1908 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1908 (AL101908) from October 19, 1908 to October 23, 1908; its peak was 40 mph (tropical storm). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 96 US cities, in 2 states, most in South Carolina (92). The strongest pass was 40 mph (tropical storm) 7 miles from Andrews, SC; the centre came closest to Greeleyville, SC, 3 miles away.

Peak strength
Tropical storm

40 mph

Cities within 75 mi
96
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2

Cities Unnamed 1908 storm passed near, strongest first

South Carolina (92)

and 32 more

North Carolina (4)

Other storms of the 1908 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.