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The unnamed tropical storm of 1851

Oct 16, 1851 to Oct 19, 1851Peak 69 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1851 passed within 50 miles of 23 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Suffolk County, NY, as a tropical storm on October 19, 1851.

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Unnamed storm · 1851

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
69 mph, 60 kt
Counties within 50 miles
23
CT, MA, NY, RI
Counties within 100 miles
45
CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Suffolk County, NY, 8.4 mi, Oct 19, 1851
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Providence CountyRI0.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Washington CountyRI0.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Kent CountyRI0.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Norfolk CountyMA5.4Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Worcester CountyMA5.4Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
New London CountyCT6.9Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Suffolk CountyNY8.4Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Windham CountyCT9.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Bristol CountyMA11.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Middlesex CountyMA12.5Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Newport CountyRI14.2Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Bristol CountyRI14.8Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Tolland CountyCT25.8Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Plymouth CountyMA27.5Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Hampden CountyMA27.6Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Suffolk CountyMA28.7Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Middlesex CountyCT33.2Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Hampshire CountyMA35.6Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Dukes CountyMA37.2Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Hartford CountyCT40.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Essex CountyMA42.8Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Franklin CountyMA43.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
New Haven CountyCT44.7Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Barnstable CountyMA50.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Hillsborough CountyNH50.6Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Cheshire CountyNH52.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Rockingham CountyNH54.8Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Litchfield CountyCT66.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Windham CountyVT66.7Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Merrimack CountyNH70.5Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Nantucket CountyMA70.7Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Fairfield CountyCT72.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Berkshire CountyMA73.9Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Strafford CountyNH79.4Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Sullivan CountyNH81.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
York CountyME84.4Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Bennington CountyVT85.0Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Nassau CountyNY87.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Belknap CountyNH90.7Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Westchester CountyNY93.1Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Windsor CountyVT95.2Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Rensselaer CountyNY96.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Columbia CountyNY96.3Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Putnam CountyNY96.9Tropical stormOct 19, 1851
Dutchess CountyNY96.9Tropical stormOct 19, 1851

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.