The unnamed hurricane of 1852
Aug 19, 1852 to Aug 30, 1852Peak 115 mph961 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1852 passed within 50 miles of 160 counties in 7 states. It was strongest near St. Bernard Parish, LA, as a Category 3 on August 26, 1852.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1852
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- 115 mph, 100 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 961 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 160
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC
- Counties within 100 miles
- 287
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MA, MS, NC, SC
- 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.
| Macon County | AL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Clarendon County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | AL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Wilcox County | AL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Barnwell County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | AL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Harris County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Baldwin County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | AL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Orangeburg County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Clarke County | AL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | AL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Mobile County | AL | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Aiken County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | MS | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Jones County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lowndes County | AL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Georgetown County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Horry County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Williamsburg County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Upson County | GA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lamar County | GA | 0.6 | Tropical storm |
| Talbot County | GA | 0.9 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | FL | 0.9 | Category 2 |
| Elmore County | AL | 1.6 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | GA | 1.9 | Tropical storm |
| Glascock County | GA | 1.9 | Tropical storm |
| Tallapoosa County | AL | 1.9 | Tropical storm |
| Hancock County | GA | 2.4 | Tropical storm |
| Meriwether County | GA | 2.5 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | SC | 2.5 | Tropical storm |
| George County | MS | 2.8 | Category 2 |
| Bamberg County | SC | 3.1 | Tropical storm |
| Dallas County | AL | 3.3 | Tropical storm |
| Berkeley County | SC | 3.3 | Tropical storm |
| Burke County | GA | 4.3 | Tropical storm |
| McDuffie County | GA | 4.9 | Tropical storm |
| Bibb County | GA | 5.0 | Tropical storm |
| Chambers County | AL | 5.4 | Tropical storm |
| Crawford County | GA | 5.8 | Tropical storm |
| Troup County | GA | 5.9 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | SC | 5.9 | Tropical storm |
| Baldwin County | AL | 6.7 | Tropical storm |
| Butler County | AL | 7.0 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | NC | 7.3 | Tropical storm |
| Muscogee County | GA | 7.7 | Tropical storm |
| Pike County | GA | 7.8 | Tropical storm |
| Bullock County | AL | 8.5 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | GA | 8.6 | Tropical storm |
| Putnam County | GA | 8.6 | Tropical storm |
| Wilkinson County | GA | 8.8 | Tropical storm |
| New Hanover County | NC | 8.9 | Tropical storm |
| Autauga County | AL | 8.9 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | MS | 10.1 | Category 1 |
| Columbia County | GA | 10.1 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | SC | 10.1 | Tropical storm |
| Florence County | SC | 10.5 | Tropical storm |
| Dorchester County | SC | 11.4 | Tropical storm |
| Russell County | AL | 11.5 | Tropical storm |
| Twiggs County | GA | 12.1 | Tropical storm |
| Crenshaw County | AL | 12.3 | Tropical storm |
| Butts County | GA | 12.5 | Tropical storm |
| Taylor County | GA | 12.6 | Tropical storm |
| St. Bernard Parish | LA | 13.0 | Category 3 |
| Columbus County | NC | 14.0 | Tropical storm |
| Allendale County | SC | 14.6 | Tropical storm |
| Conecuh County | AL | 15.0 | Tropical storm |
| Harrison County | MS | 15.2 | Category 3 |
| Greene County | GA | 15.4 | Tropical storm |
| Edgefield County | SC | 16.1 | Tropical storm |
| Spalding County | GA | 17.0 | Tropical storm |
| Taliaferro County | GA | 17.1 | Tropical storm |
| Lexington County | SC | 18.1 | Tropical storm |
| Escambia County | AL | 18.3 | Tropical storm |
| Richland County | SC | 18.5 | Tropical storm |
| Marengo County | AL | 19.3 | Tropical storm |
| Colleton County | SC | 19.3 | Tropical storm |
| Chattahoochee County | GA | 20.6 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | GA | 20.6 | Tropical storm |
| McCormick County | SC | 21.0 | Tropical storm |
| Peach County | GA | 21.3 | Tropical storm |
| Screven County | GA | 21.9 | Tropical storm |
| Houston County | GA | 22.0 | Tropical storm |
| Pike County | AL | 22.9 | Tropical storm |
| Coosa County | AL | 23.3 | Tropical storm |
| Stone County | MS | 23.5 | Category 2 |
| Choctaw County | AL | 24.2 | Tropical storm |
| Coweta County | GA | 24.6 | Tropical storm |
| Henry County | GA | 25.3 | Tropical storm |
| Newton County | GA | 25.6 | Tropical storm |
| Morgan County | GA | 25.6 | Tropical storm |
| Jenkins County | GA | 26.0 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | MS | 26.3 | Category 1 |
| Fayette County | GA | 27.0 | Tropical storm |
| Johnson County | GA | 27.0 | Tropical storm |
| Wilkes County | GA | 27.2 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | GA | 27.2 | Tropical storm |
| Hampton County | SC | 27.9 | Tropical storm |
| Perry County | MS | 27.9 | Category 2 |
| Lee County | SC | 28.0 | Tropical storm |
| Macon County | GA | 28.6 | Tropical storm |
| Emanuel County | GA | 28.7 | Tropical storm |
| Chilton County | AL | 28.9 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | AL | 29.0 | Tropical storm |
| Barbour County | AL | 29.3 | Tropical storm |
| Heard County | GA | 30.4 | Tropical storm |
| Charleston County | SC | 30.5 | Tropical storm |
| Schley County | GA | 30.7 | Tropical storm |
| Escambia County | FL | 30.9 | Category 1 |
| Laurens County | GA | 31.1 | Tropical storm |
| Perry County | AL | 31.7 | Tropical storm |
| Clayton County | GA | 31.7 | Tropical storm |
| Saluda County | SC | 32.1 | Tropical storm |
| Pender County | NC | 32.4 | Tropical storm |
| Stewart County | GA | 34.4 | Tropical storm |
| Oglethorpe County | GA | 35.9 | Tropical storm |
| Bleckley County | GA | 36.1 | Tropical storm |
| Covington County | AL | 36.3 | Tropical storm |
| Darlington County | SC | 37.1 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | AL | 38.6 | Tropical storm |
| Walton County | GA | 38.7 | Tropical storm |
| Rockdale County | GA | 39.0 | Tropical storm |
| Dillon County | SC | 39.3 | Tropical storm |
| Plaquemines Parish | LA | 39.4 | Category 3 |
| Onslow County | NC | 39.8 | Tropical storm |
| Bladen County | NC | 40.0 | Tropical storm |
| Webster County | GA | 40.2 | Tropical storm |
| Kershaw County | SC | 41.3 | Tropical storm |
| Robeson County | NC | 41.8 | Tropical storm |
| Oconee County | GA | 42.1 | Tropical storm |
| Forrest County | MS | 43.5 | Category 2 |
| Hancock County | MS | 43.8 | Category 3 |
| Carteret County | NC | 44.2 | Tropical storm |
| Pulaski County | GA | 44.3 | Tropical storm |
| Fulton County | GA | 44.7 | Tropical storm |
| Carroll County | GA | 44.7 | Tropical storm |
| Hale County | AL | 45.1 | Tropical storm |
| Greenwood County | SC | 45.1 | Tropical storm |
| Dodge County | GA | 45.7 | Tropical storm |
| Coffee County | AL | 45.9 | Tropical storm |
| Bulloch County | GA | 46.1 | Tropical storm |
| DeKalb County | GA | 46.2 | Tropical storm |
| Quitman County | GA | 46.3 | Tropical storm |
| Dooly County | GA | 46.4 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | GA | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | AL | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | SC | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Newberry County | SC | 47.0 | Tropical storm |
| Santa Rosa County | FL | 47.4 | Tropical storm |
| Marlboro County | SC | 47.6 | Tropical storm |
| Treutlen County | GA | 48.3 | Tropical storm |
| Bibb County | AL | 48.5 | Tropical storm |
| Talladega County | AL | 49.1 | Tropical storm |
| Clarke County | MS | 49.4 | Tropical storm |
| Elbert County | GA | 49.5 | Tropical storm |
| Pearl River County | MS | 49.7 | Category 2 |
| Clarke County | GA | 50.1 | Tropical storm |
| Candler County | GA | 51.2 | Tropical storm |
| Jones County | MS | 51.3 | Category 1 |
| Shelby County | AL | 51.4 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | SC | 51.7 | Tropical storm |
| Sampson County | NC | 52.2 | Tropical storm |
| Douglas County | GA | 52.7 | Tropical storm |
| Fairfield County | SC | 52.8 | Tropical storm |
| Gwinnett County | GA | 53.6 | Tropical storm |
| Abbeville County | SC | 53.8 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | GA | 54.1 | Tropical storm |
| Effingham County | GA | 54.3 | Tropical storm |
| Dale County | AL | 55.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cleburne County | AL | 55.0 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | AL | 55.3 | Tropical storm |
| St. Tammany Parish | LA | 55.6 | Category 3 |
| Henry County | AL | 57.1 | Tropical storm |
| Chesterfield County | SC | 57.2 | Tropical storm |
| Lamar County | MS | 57.8 | Category 2 |
| Madison County | GA | 58.2 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | GA | 58.3 | Tropical storm |
| Barrow County | GA | 58.9 | Tropical storm |
| Duplin County | NC | 60.2 | Tropical storm |
| Cobb County | GA | 60.9 | Tropical storm |
| Jones County | NC | 61.0 | Tropical storm |
| Terrell County | GA | 61.0 | Tropical storm |
| Orleans Parish | LA | 61.3 | Category 3 |
| Laurens County | SC | 61.3 | Tropical storm |
| Wheeler County | GA | 61.7 | Tropical storm |
| Craven County | NC | 61.8 | Tropical storm |
| Wilcox County | GA | 61.9 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | GA | 61.9 | Tropical storm |
| Toombs County | GA | 61.9 | Tropical storm |
| Jackson County | GA | 62.1 | Tropical storm |
| Crisp County | GA | 63.2 | Tropical storm |
| Lauderdale County | MS | 63.8 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | MS | 64.4 | Category 1 |
| Haralson County | GA | 64.8 | Tropical storm |
| Okaloosa County | FL | 65.0 | Tropical storm |
| Tattnall County | GA | 65.4 | Tropical storm |
| Paulding County | GA | 65.4 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | GA | 66.1 | Tropical storm |
| Scotland County | NC | 68.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lancaster County | SC | 68.2 | Tropical storm |
| Telfair County | GA | 68.7 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | AL | 68.7 | Tropical storm |
| Anderson County | SC | 69.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hart County | GA | 70.6 | Tropical storm |
| Evans County | GA | 70.6 | Tropical storm |
| Geneva County | AL | 70.7 | Tropical storm |
| Pamlico County | NC | 71.3 | Tropical storm |
| Tuscaloosa County | AL | 71.3 | Tropical storm |
| Hyde County | NC | 71.7 | Tropical storm |
| St. Clair County | AL | 72.1 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | SC | 73.9 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | MS | 73.9 | Category 2 |
| Forsyth County | GA | 74.6 | Tropical storm |
| Covington County | MS | 74.7 | Category 1 |
| Hall County | GA | 74.9 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | NC | 74.9 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | GA | 74.9 | Tropical storm |
| Dare County | NC | 75.0 | Tropical storm |
| Banks County | GA | 75.1 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | GA | 75.5 | Tropical storm |
| Worth County | GA | 75.7 | Tropical storm |
| Chester County | SC | 75.8 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | AL | 76.5 | Tropical storm |
| Washington Parish | LA | 77.1 | Category 2 |
| Early County | GA | 77.2 | Tropical storm |
| Walton County | FL | 77.2 | Tropical storm |
| Bryan County | GA | 77.6 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | GA | 77.7 | Tropical storm |
| Kemper County | MS | 79.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hoke County | NC | 79.4 | Tropical storm |
| Turner County | GA | 79.9 | Tropical storm |
| Houston County | AL | 80.2 | Tropical storm |
| Lenoir County | NC | 80.3 | Tropical storm |
| Chatham County | GA | 80.4 | Tropical storm |
| Cherokee County | GA | 80.5 | Tropical storm |
| Ben Hill County | GA | 81.8 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | NC | 81.9 | Tropical storm |
| Smith County | MS | 82.9 | Category 1 |
| Greenville County | SC | 83.4 | Tropical storm |
| Dougherty County | GA | 83.4 | Tropical storm |
| Newton County | MS | 83.8 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson Parish | LA | 83.9 | Category 3 |
| Walthall County | MS | 84.0 | Category 2 |
| Anson County | NC | 84.1 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson Davis County | MS | 84.4 | Category 2 |
| Bartow County | GA | 84.4 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | GA | 85.8 | Tropical storm |
| Spartanburg County | SC | 85.9 | Tropical storm |
| Jeff Davis County | GA | 86.9 | Tropical storm |
| Holmes County | FL | 87.1 | Tropical storm |
| Cherokee County | AL | 87.5 | Tropical storm |
| Appling County | GA | 87.9 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | NC | 88.1 | Tropical storm |
| Irwin County | GA | 88.2 | Tropical storm |
| Oconee County | SC | 88.6 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | NC | 88.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lafourche Parish | LA | 89.2 | Category 3 |
| Long County | GA | 89.6 | Tropical storm |
| Nantucket County | MA | 90.0 | Tropical storm |
| Floyd County | GA | 90.7 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | NC | 90.8 | Tropical storm |
| Stephens County | GA | 90.9 | Tropical storm |
| Baker County | GA | 91.5 | Tropical storm |
| Dawson County | GA | 92.0 | Tropical storm |
| Coffee County | GA | 92.5 | Tropical storm |
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 92.6 | Category 2 |
| Pickens County | AL | 92.9 | Tropical storm |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | LA | 92.9 | Category 3 |
| Etowah County | AL | 93.2 | Tropical storm |
| Tangipahoa Parish | LA | 93.2 | Category 3 |
| Habersham County | GA | 93.9 | Tropical storm |
| St. Charles Parish | LA | 94.0 | Category 3 |
| York County | SC | 94.1 | Tropical storm |
| Noxubee County | MS | 95.6 | Tropical storm |
| Moore County | NC | 96.5 | Tropical storm |
| Tift County | GA | 96.6 | Tropical storm |
| Miller County | GA | 96.8 | Tropical storm |
| Pickens County | SC | 97.2 | Tropical storm |
| Lumpkin County | GA | 98.0 | Tropical storm |
| Pickens County | GA | 99.0 | Tropical storm |
| Simpson County | MS | 99.4 | Category 1 |
| White County | GA | 99.5 | Tropical storm |
| Pitt County | NC | 99.7 | Tropical storm |
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.