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NHC AL161887 · Atlantic basin

Unnamed Hurricane of 1887

October 29, 1887 – November 6, 1887

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

Hurricane Unnamed 1887 storm peaked at Category 1 with 81 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 202 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

The 1887 storm in the record

HURDAT2 tracks the unnamed storm of 1887 (AL161887) from October 29, 1887 to November 6, 1887; its peak was 81 mph (Category 1). HURDAT2 marks a landfall within 50 miles of a US city on this site: on October 30 at 46 mph (tropical storm), 3 miles from Tarpon Springs, FL. Its centre passed within 75 miles of 202 US cities, in 2 states, most in Florida (197). The strongest pass was 64 mph (tropical storm) 66 miles from Beaufort, NC; the centre came closest to Deland, FL, 1 mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

81 mph

Cities within 75 mi
202
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2
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Cities Unnamed 1887 storm passed near, strongest first

North Carolina (5)

Florida (197)

and 137 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.