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The unnamed hurricane of 1855

Sep 15, 1855 to Sep 17, 1855Peak 127 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1855 passed within 50 miles of 56 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a Category 3 on September 16, 1855.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1855

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Category 3
127 mph, 110 kt
Counties within 50 miles
56
AL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
110
AL, FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Sep 16, 1855
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
Plaquemines ParishLA0.0Category 3Sep 16, 1855
St. Bernard ParishLA0.0Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Pickens CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Stone CountyMS0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Kemper CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Lauderdale CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Harrison CountyMS0.0Category 2Sep 16, 1855
Hancock CountyMS0.0Category 2Sep 16, 1855
Wayne CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Perry CountyMS0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Clarke CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Jones CountyMS0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Sumter CountyAL2.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Forrest CountyMS3.1Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Jasper CountyMS3.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Noxubee CountyMS5.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Pearl River CountyMS6.4Category 2Sep 16, 1855
Greene CountyAL7.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Greene CountyMS7.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
St. Tammany ParishLA7.9Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Newton CountyMS12.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Choctaw CountyAL12.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Orleans ParishLA13.0Category 3Sep 16, 1855
George CountyMS14.2Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Lamar CountyMS14.8Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Jackson CountyMS18.2Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Lowndes CountyMS19.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Neshoba CountyMS21.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Washington CountyAL24.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Jefferson ParishLA24.6Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Covington CountyMS24.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Winston CountyMS25.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Smith CountyMS26.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Tuscaloosa CountyAL27.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Hale CountyAL28.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Oktibbeha CountyMS29.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Marengo CountyAL30.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Lafourche ParishLA31.0Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Marion CountyMS31.3Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Scott CountyMS34.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Washington ParishLA34.8Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Jefferson Davis CountyMS35.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Mobile CountyAL36.7Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Lamar CountyAL37.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Clay CountyMS37.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Clarke CountyAL37.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Fayette CountyAL41.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Walthall CountyMS41.7Category 1Sep 16, 1855
St. Charles ParishLA41.8Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Leake CountyMS43.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
St. John the Baptist ParishLA44.6Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Simpson CountyMS45.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Tangipahoa ParishLA45.4Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Monroe CountyMS46.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Choctaw CountyMS48.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Perry CountyAL49.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Bibb CountyAL50.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Terrebonne ParishLA52.8Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Attala CountyMS52.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Rankin CountyMS53.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Lawrence CountyMS55.9Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Webster CountyMS56.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Wilcox CountyAL59.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Dallas CountyAL60.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Chickasaw CountyMS61.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Baldwin CountyAL61.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Jefferson CountyAL64.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Livingston ParishLA64.9Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Walker CountyAL65.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Pike CountyMS65.5Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Marion CountyAL66.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Madison CountyMS67.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Montgomery CountyMS69.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Monroe CountyAL69.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Copiah CountyMS70.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
St. James ParishLA71.5Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Lincoln CountyMS71.6Category 1Sep 16, 1855
Calhoun CountyMS71.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Ascension ParishLA73.1Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Shelby CountyAL74.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Chilton CountyAL75.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Itawamba CountyMS75.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
St. Helena ParishLA75.7Category 2Sep 16, 1855
Lee CountyMS76.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Hinds CountyMS79.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Winston CountyAL79.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Carroll CountyMS79.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Pontotoc CountyMS80.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Escambia CountyAL80.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Amite CountyMS81.8Category 2Sep 16, 1855
Holmes CountyMS83.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Autauga CountyAL83.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Grenada CountyMS83.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Assumption ParishLA85.0Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Escambia CountyFL86.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Yazoo CountyMS86.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
East Baton Rouge ParishLA89.6Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Conecuh CountyAL91.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1855
Franklin CountyAL91.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Yalobusha CountyMS91.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
East Feliciana ParishLA92.6Category 2Sep 16, 1855
Cullman CountyAL92.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Franklin CountyMS93.8Category 1Sep 16, 1855
St. Mary ParishLA95.1Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Lowndes CountyAL95.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Blount CountyAL95.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
St. Martin ParishLA96.0Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Lafayette CountyMS96.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1855
Iberville ParishLA97.0Category 3Sep 16, 1855
Union CountyMS99.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1855

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.