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The Gale of 1878 was an intense Category 2 hurricane which caused extensive damage from Cuba to New England in October 1878. Believed to be the strongest storm to hit the Washington, D.C.–Baltimore region since hurricane records began in 1851, the system is known to have existed as a cyclone by October 18, then located near Jamaica. Drifting northwestward, the system slowly strengthened, reaching hurricane status on October 20. Early the next day, the cyclone struck western Cuba, likely at Category 2 hurricane status. Turning northeastward and emerging into the Straits of Florida, the hurricane, then a Category 1, passed just east of Florida on October 22. The cyclone re-intensified into a Category 2 hurricane early on October 23 shortly before making landfall near Emerald Isle, North Carolina, with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h). The hurricane raced across the interior of the United States until becoming extratropical and merging with a cold front over New York late on October 23.