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1872 Hurricane           

 

October 23, 1872     

Tropical storm at landfall

Winds: 50 mph
Surge heights:
Damage Descriptions

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/chs/tropical/hurrstats_web.shtml

·         Landfall near Tampa, FL as TS. Moved off the FL east coast and then north toward NC becoming a Cat 1 hurricane off the northern SC coast