The unnamed hurricane of 1888
Nov 17, 1888 to Dec 2, 1888Peak 98 mph
The unnamed hurricane of 1888 came within 100 miles of 3 U.S. counties without passing within 50.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1888
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- 98 mph, 85 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 0
- None
- Counties within 100 miles
- 3
- NC
- Landfalls recorded
- 0
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Dare County | NC | 64.7 | Category 2 |
| Hyde County | NC | 75.9 | Category 2 |
| Carteret County | NC | 85.3 | Category 2 |
Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.
National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.