Storm history › Atlantic › 1887 season
Unnamed tropical storm 1, 1887 Atlantic
This storm was a tropical storm of the 1887 Atlantic season. It was tracked from May 15, 1887 to May 20, 1887, about 5 days, and covered 1,712 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 28 miles from Halifax, Canada.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,712 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Halifax, Canada | 28 mi (45 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 998th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Fay (2026), Tropical Storm Bret (2023), Tropical Storm Ophelia (2023) and 59 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1887 Atlantic season's ACE.