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The unnamed hurricane of 1852

Sep 9, 1852 to Sep 13, 1852Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1852 passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in FL. It was strongest near Sarasota County, FL, as a Category 1 on September 12, 1852.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1852

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

Peak strength
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Counties within 50 miles
19
FL
Counties within 100 miles
34
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Sarasota County, FL, 43.2 mi, Sep 12, 1852
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
Brevard CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Pinellas CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 12, 1852
Hillsborough CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 12, 1852
Osceola CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Polk CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Orange CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Pasco CountyFL4.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Lake CountyFL11.6Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Sumter CountyFL12.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Volusia CountyFL16.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Seminole CountyFL17.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Hernando CountyFL23.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Manatee CountyFL26.9Category 1Sep 12, 1852
Hardee CountyFL32.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Highlands CountyFL37.2Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Indian River CountyFL37.2Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Citrus CountyFL39.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Sarasota CountyFL43.2Category 1Sep 12, 1852
Okeechobee CountyFL43.5Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Marion CountyFL52.9Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
DeSoto CountyFL53.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
St. Lucie CountyFL58.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Flagler CountyFL62.8Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Levy CountyFL66.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Glades CountyFL71.4Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Charlotte CountyFL71.8Category 1Sep 12, 1852
Putnam CountyFL76.1Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Martin CountyFL81.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Lee CountyFL88.2Category 1Sep 12, 1852
Alachua CountyFL89.0Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
St. Johns CountyFL89.7Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Dixie CountyFL91.6Category 1Sep 11, 1852
Hendry CountyFL93.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1852
Palm Beach CountyFL93.3Tropical stormSep 12, 1852

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.