Storm history › Atlantic › 1870 season
Unnamed hurricane 3, 1870 Atlantic
This storm was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1870 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 30, 1870 to September 4, 1870, about 6 days, and covered 2,411 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 45 miles from Halifax, Canada.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 2,411 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Halifax, Canada | 45 mi (73 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 399th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Francine (2024), Hurricane Isaac (2024), Hurricane Leslie (2024) and 33 more.
- Energy: 16% of the 1870 Atlantic season's ACE.