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The unnamed hurricane of 1853

Oct 19, 1853 to Oct 22, 1853Peak 104 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1853 passed within 50 miles of 13 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Camden County, GA, as a Category 2 on October 21, 1853.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1853

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Category 2
104 mph, 90 kt
Counties within 50 miles
13
FL, GA, SC
Counties within 100 miles
55
FL, GA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Camden County, GA, 29.9 mi, Oct 21, 1853
Landfalls recorded
0
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
Camden CountyGA29.9Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Nassau CountyFL31.2Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Glynn CountyGA31.3Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Duval CountyFL31.6Category 2Oct 21, 1853
McIntosh CountyGA33.6Category 2Oct 21, 1853
St. Johns CountyFL36.8Category 2Oct 20, 1853
Liberty CountyGA38.0Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Chatham CountyGA43.0Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Bryan CountyGA44.0Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Beaufort CountySC47.2Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Flagler CountyFL48.4Category 2Oct 20, 1853
Charleston CountySC48.6Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Jasper CountySC48.8Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Colleton CountySC52.2Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Volusia CountyFL53.3Category 2Oct 20, 1853
Clay CountyFL54.4Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Brantley CountyGA54.6Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Wayne CountyGA56.6Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Berkeley CountySC58.0Category 1Oct 22, 1853
Long CountyGA58.3Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Georgetown CountySC58.5Category 1Oct 22, 1853
Charlton CountyGA58.8Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Brevard CountyFL61.3Category 1Oct 19, 1853
Putnam CountyFL61.4Category 2Oct 20, 1853
Dorchester CountySC65.6Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Effingham CountyGA68.5Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Pierce CountyGA70.3Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Baker CountyFL70.4Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Ware CountyGA73.4Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Bradford CountyFL75.4Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Seminole CountyFL77.6Category 1Oct 20, 1853
Hampton CountySC79.1Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Horry CountySC79.6Category 1Oct 22, 1853
Orange CountyFL79.6Category 1Oct 19, 1853
Union CountyFL80.5Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Bulloch CountyGA81.1Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Williamsburg CountySC81.3Category 1Oct 22, 1853
Marion CountyFL82.5Category 2Oct 20, 1853
Indian River CountyFL82.7Category 1Oct 19, 1853
Appling CountyGA83.2Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Lake CountyFL84.1Category 2Oct 20, 1853
Osceola CountyFL84.9Category 1Oct 19, 1853
Evans CountyGA85.4Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Tattnall CountyGA85.7Category 1Oct 21, 1853
St. Lucie CountyFL88.6Category 1Oct 19, 1853
Alachua CountyFL89.4Category 2Oct 20, 1853
Bacon CountyGA89.7Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Clinch CountyGA90.3Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Marion CountySC92.4Category 1Oct 22, 1853
Columbia CountyFL92.8Category 2Oct 21, 1853
Brunswick CountyNC93.5Category 1Oct 22, 1853
Martin CountyFL94.4Category 1Oct 19, 1853
Orangeburg CountySC96.2Category 1Oct 22, 1853
Screven CountyGA96.8Category 1Oct 21, 1853
Echols CountyGA99.7Category 2Oct 21, 1853

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.