The unnamed hurricane of 1854
Sep 7, 1854 to Sep 12, 1854Peak 127 mph938 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1854 passed within 50 miles of 138 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Volusia County, FL, as a Category 3 on September 8, 1854.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1854
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 3
- 127 mph, 110 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 938 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 138
- FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
- Counties within 100 miles
- 253
- DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, NJ, SC, VA
- 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.
| Kershaw County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Chatham County | GA | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Chesterfield County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Allendale County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bertie County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hoke County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Johnston County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Marlboro County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Edgecombe County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Orangeburg County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bryan County | GA | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Cumberland County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Richland County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Screven County | GA | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Wayne County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Effingham County | GA | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Wilson County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Barnwell County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Gates County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Chesapeake city | VA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Lexington County | SC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | GA | 1.9 | Category 3 |
| Bulloch County | GA | 1.9 | Category 1 |
| Calhoun County | SC | 2.1 | Tropical storm |
| Harnett County | NC | 2.4 | Tropical storm |
| Martin County | NC | 2.4 | Tropical storm |
| Sampson County | NC | 2.4 | Tropical storm |
| Chowan County | NC | 2.6 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | SC | 2.7 | Tropical storm |
| Darlington County | SC | 3.1 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | NC | 3.4 | Tropical storm |
| Currituck County | NC | 3.4 | Tropical storm |
| Burke County | GA | 3.6 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | SC | 3.7 | Tropical storm |
| Scotland County | NC | 3.8 | Tropical storm |
| Perquimans County | NC | 4.3 | Tropical storm |
| Hampton County | SC | 4.7 | Category 1 |
| Pitt County | NC | 4.8 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | NC | 5.0 | Tropical storm |
| Robeson County | NC | 5.1 | Tropical storm |
| Halifax County | NC | 5.3 | Tropical storm |
| McIntosh County | GA | 5.4 | Category 3 |
| Aiken County | SC | 6.1 | Tropical storm |
| Hertford County | NC | 6.7 | Tropical storm |
| Bamberg County | SC | 7.0 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | NC | 7.3 | Tropical storm |
| Virginia Beach city | VA | 8.3 | Tropical storm |
| Pasquotank County | NC | 10.3 | Tropical storm |
| Nash County | NC | 10.4 | Tropical storm |
| Moore County | NC | 12.3 | Tropical storm |
| Suffolk city | VA | 12.7 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | SC | 12.9 | Category 1 |
| Northampton County | NC | 13.4 | Tropical storm |
| Lancaster County | SC | 13.5 | Tropical storm |
| Fairfield County | SC | 13.9 | Tropical storm |
| Portsmouth city | VA | 14.9 | Tropical storm |
| Anson County | NC | 14.9 | Tropical storm |
| Dillon County | SC | 15.2 | Tropical storm |
| Norfolk city | VA | 15.8 | Tropical storm |
| Jenkins County | GA | 16.0 | Tropical storm |
| Glynn County | GA | 17.1 | Category 3 |
| Beaufort County | NC | 17.6 | Tropical storm |
| Bladen County | NC | 17.7 | Tropical storm |
| Lenoir County | NC | 18.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wake County | NC | 19.2 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | GA | 19.5 | Tropical storm |
| Southampton County | VA | 19.9 | Tropical storm |
| Northampton County | VA | 20.0 | Tropical storm |
| Long County | GA | 20.0 | Category 2 |
| Duplin County | NC | 20.5 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | SC | 21.1 | Category 1 |
| Evans County | GA | 21.3 | Category 1 |
| Lee County | NC | 21.5 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | NC | 22.4 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | NC | 23.7 | Tropical storm |
| Florence County | SC | 23.8 | Tropical storm |
| Isle of Wight County | VA | 24.1 | Tropical storm |
| Colleton County | SC | 24.5 | Tropical storm |
| Tattnall County | GA | 24.5 | Category 1 |
| Franklin city | VA | 24.7 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | NC | 25.1 | Tropical storm |
| Candler County | GA | 25.1 | Category 1 |
| Clarendon County | SC | 25.4 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | NC | 25.5 | Tropical storm |
| Hampton city | VA | 25.6 | Tropical storm |
| Newport News city | VA | 27.4 | Tropical storm |
| Chester County | SC | 27.5 | Tropical storm |
| Emanuel County | GA | 29.2 | Category 1 |
| Chatham County | NC | 29.4 | Tropical storm |
| Poquoson city | VA | 30.6 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | SC | 31.1 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | GA | 31.3 | Category 3 |
| Wayne County | GA | 31.5 | Category 3 |
| Craven County | NC | 31.7 | Tropical storm |
| Saluda County | SC | 31.7 | Tropical storm |
| Newberry County | SC | 31.8 | Tropical storm |
| Greensville County | VA | 31.9 | Tropical storm |
| Accomack County | VA | 31.9 | Tropical storm |
| Edgefield County | SC | 32.7 | Tropical storm |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 33.3 | Tropical storm |
| York County | VA | 34.3 | Tropical storm |
| Dorchester County | SC | 34.4 | Tropical storm |
| Jones County | NC | 34.7 | Tropical storm |
| Dare County | NC | 36.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hyde County | NC | 36.8 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | NC | 36.9 | Tropical storm |
| Columbus County | NC | 37.0 | Tropical storm |
| Stanly County | NC | 37.3 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | GA | 38.7 | Tropical storm |
| Nassau County | FL | 38.9 | Category 3 |
| Surry County | VA | 40.6 | Tropical storm |
| Mathews County | VA | 40.9 | Tropical storm |
| Gloucester County | VA | 41.2 | Tropical storm |
| Brantley County | GA | 41.3 | Category 3 |
| Jefferson County | GA | 42.4 | Tropical storm |
| York County | SC | 42.5 | Tropical storm |
| Durham County | NC | 43.3 | Tropical storm |
| Horry County | SC | 43.5 | Tropical storm |
| Duval County | FL | 43.5 | Category 3 |
| Onslow County | NC | 43.6 | Tropical storm |
| Sussex County | VA | 43.7 | Tropical storm |
| Granville County | NC | 43.9 | Tropical storm |
| Williamsburg County | SC | 44.4 | Tropical storm |
| Toombs County | GA | 44.5 | Category 1 |
| McCormick County | SC | 44.8 | Tropical storm |
| James City County | VA | 44.8 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | NC | 44.9 | Tropical storm |
| Appling County | GA | 45.5 | Category 1 |
| Pender County | NC | 45.6 | Tropical storm |
| Emporia city | VA | 46.7 | Tropical storm |
| McDuffie County | GA | 47.1 | Tropical storm |
| St. Johns County | FL | 47.2 | Category 3 |
| Brunswick County | VA | 47.8 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | NC | 48.5 | Tropical storm |
| Berkeley County | SC | 48.6 | Tropical storm |
| Vance County | NC | 49.2 | Tropical storm |
| Volusia County | FL | 49.7 | Category 3 |
| Flagler County | FL | 49.7 | Category 3 |
| Union County | SC | 50.5 | Tropical storm |
| Williamsburg city | VA | 51.1 | Tropical storm |
| Worcester County | MD | 51.1 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | GA | 51.6 | Tropical storm |
| Treutlen County | GA | 51.6 | Category 1 |
| Mecklenburg County | NC | 52.2 | Tropical storm |
| Cabarrus County | NC | 52.6 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | GA | 53.3 | Tropical storm |
| Pamlico County | NC | 53.9 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | GA | 54.0 | Category 1 |
| Glascock County | GA | 54.1 | Tropical storm |
| Johnson County | GA | 54.3 | Category 1 |
| Alamance County | NC | 54.8 | Tropical storm |
| Brevard County | FL | 55.0 | Category 3 |
| Greenwood County | SC | 55.5 | Tropical storm |
| Middlesex County | VA | 55.5 | Tropical storm |
| Pierce County | GA | 56.3 | Category 3 |
| Mecklenburg County | VA | 56.7 | Tropical storm |
| Charles City County | VA | 57.6 | Tropical storm |
| Charlton County | GA | 57.7 | Category 3 |
| Washington County | GA | 58.7 | Tropical storm |
| Lancaster County | VA | 58.9 | Tropical storm |
| Prince George County | VA | 59.1 | Tropical storm |
| Somerset County | MD | 59.4 | Tropical storm |
| Davidson County | NC | 59.4 | Tropical storm |
| Dinwiddie County | VA | 60.6 | Tropical storm |
| Charleston County | SC | 60.8 | Category 1 |
| Laurens County | SC | 61.7 | Tropical storm |
| Rowan County | NC | 61.8 | Tropical storm |
| King and Queen County | VA | 61.9 | Tropical storm |
| Bacon County | GA | 63.2 | Category 1 |
| Jeff Davis County | GA | 63.5 | Category 1 |
| Northumberland County | VA | 63.7 | Tropical storm |
| Wilkes County | GA | 64.1 | Tropical storm |
| Person County | NC | 64.3 | Tropical storm |
| New Kent County | VA | 65.0 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | FL | 65.4 | Category 3 |
| Gaston County | NC | 65.7 | Tropical storm |
| Guilford County | NC | 66.0 | Tropical storm |
| Laurens County | GA | 66.0 | Category 1 |
| Cherokee County | SC | 66.0 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | NC | 66.1 | Tropical storm |
| Georgetown County | SC | 66.5 | Tropical storm |
| Putnam County | FL | 66.5 | Category 3 |
| Wheeler County | GA | 68.2 | Category 1 |
| Petersburg city | VA | 68.3 | Tropical storm |
| Lunenburg County | VA | 69.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sussex County | DE | 69.1 | Tropical storm |
| Wicomico County | MD | 69.5 | Tropical storm |
| King William County | VA | 69.8 | Tropical storm |
| Seminole County | FL | 70.0 | Category 3 |
| New Hanover County | NC | 70.3 | Tropical storm |
| Ware County | GA | 70.9 | Category 3 |
| Carteret County | NC | 71.5 | Tropical storm |
| Hancock County | GA | 72.1 | Tropical storm |
| Hopewell city | VA | 72.6 | Tropical storm |
| Chesterfield County | VA | 73.2 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | FL | 73.3 | Category 3 |
| Colonial Heights city | VA | 73.4 | Tropical storm |
| Abbeville County | SC | 73.5 | Tropical storm |
| Taliaferro County | GA | 73.5 | Tropical storm |
| Spartanburg County | SC | 73.9 | Tropical storm |
| Caswell County | NC | 74.7 | Tropical storm |
| Cleveland County | NC | 76.0 | Tropical storm |
| Nottoway County | VA | 76.1 | Tropical storm |
| Henrico County | VA | 76.3 | Tropical storm |
| Lake County | FL | 76.4 | Category 3 |
| Telfair County | GA | 76.4 | Category 1 |
| Halifax County | VA | 77.6 | Tropical storm |
| Iredell County | NC | 78.3 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | VA | 78.8 | Tropical storm |
| Lincoln County | NC | 78.8 | Tropical storm |
| Essex County | VA | 79.4 | Tropical storm |
| Osceola County | FL | 79.8 | Category 3 |
| Elbert County | GA | 80.5 | Tropical storm |
| Coffee County | GA | 81.1 | Category 1 |
| Dorchester County | MD | 81.3 | Tropical storm |
| Baker County | FL | 81.9 | Category 3 |
| Indian River County | FL | 82.9 | Category 3 |
| Dodge County | GA | 83.0 | Category 1 |
| Marion County | FL | 83.1 | Category 3 |
| Amelia County | VA | 83.1 | Tropical storm |
| Davie County | NC | 83.8 | Tropical storm |
| Wilkinson County | GA | 84.0 | Category 1 |
| St. Mary's County | MD | 84.4 | Tropical storm |
| Hanover County | VA | 84.7 | Tropical storm |
| Charlotte County | VA | 84.9 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond city | VA | 86.3 | Tropical storm |
| Rockingham County | NC | 86.5 | Tropical storm |
| Catawba County | NC | 87.2 | Tropical storm |
| Bradford County | FL | 87.3 | Category 3 |
| Forsyth County | NC | 87.4 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | GA | 88.1 | Tropical storm |
| Greenville County | SC | 89.1 | Tropical storm |
| Baldwin County | GA | 89.4 | Tropical storm |
| Atkinson County | GA | 89.6 | Category 1 |
| Westmoreland County | VA | 90.1 | Tropical storm |
| Anderson County | SC | 90.7 | Tropical storm |
| Oglethorpe County | GA | 90.7 | Tropical storm |
| Cape May County | NJ | 91.7 | Tropical storm |
| Clinch County | GA | 92.0 | Category 3 |
| Union County | FL | 92.4 | Category 3 |
| St. Lucie County | FL | 93.2 | Category 3 |
| Rutherford County | NC | 94.3 | Tropical storm |
| Pittsylvania County | VA | 94.7 | Tropical storm |
| Prince Edward County | VA | 95.2 | Tropical storm |
| Putnam County | GA | 95.5 | Tropical storm |
| Bleckley County | GA | 95.7 | Category 1 |
| Alachua County | FL | 97.0 | Category 3 |
| Powhatan County | VA | 97.9 | Tropical storm |
| Danville city | VA | 97.9 | Tropical storm |
| Ben Hill County | GA | 98.9 | Category 1 |
| Columbia County | FL | 99.2 | Category 3 |
| Caroline County | MD | 99.7 | Tropical storm |
| Goochland County | VA | 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.