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The unnamed hurricane of 1857

Sep 6, 1857 to Sep 18, 1857Peak 104 mph961 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1857 passed within 50 miles of 37 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Brunswick County, NC, as a Category 2 on September 13, 1857.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1857

How it happened

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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
Lowest pressure
961 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
37
NC, SC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
86
NC, SC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Brunswick County, NC, 0.5 mi, Sep 13, 1857
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
Onslow CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Craven CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Pamlico CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Tyrrell CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1857
New Hanover CountyNC0.0Category 2Sep 13, 1857
Currituck CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Hyde CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1857
Beaufort CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 13, 1857
Jones CountyNC0.0Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Brunswick CountyNC0.5Category 2Sep 13, 1857
Camden CountyNC1.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Washington CountyNC2.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1857
Carteret CountyNC2.9Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Pasquotank CountyNC3.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Pender CountyNC3.4Category 2Sep 13, 1857
Dare CountyNC4.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Perquimans CountyNC5.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Chowan CountyNC12.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Duplin CountyNC17.6Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Virginia Beach cityVA17.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Bertie CountyNC23.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1857
Martin CountyNC23.6Tropical stormSep 13, 1857
Columbus CountyNC24.4Category 2Sep 13, 1857
Chesapeake cityVA24.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Pitt CountyNC26.3Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Horry CountySC27.9Category 2Sep 12, 1857
Gates CountyNC28.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Lenoir CountyNC29.6Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Bladen CountyNC30.5Category 2Sep 13, 1857
Hertford CountyNC33.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Sampson CountyNC36.9Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Suffolk cityVA38.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Greene CountyNC39.5Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Norfolk cityVA42.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Portsmouth cityVA44.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Wayne CountyNC44.3Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Georgetown CountySC44.6Category 2Sep 12, 1857
Edgecombe CountyNC51.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1857
Hampton cityVA54.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Northampton CountyVA54.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Southampton CountyVA54.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Halifax CountyNC55.1Tropical stormSep 13, 1857
Charleston CountySC56.1Category 2Sep 12, 1857
Newport News cityVA57.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Isle of Wight CountyVA57.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Marion CountySC58.1Category 2Sep 12, 1857
Northampton CountyNC58.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1857
Wilson CountyNC58.6Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Franklin cityVA59.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Cumberland CountyNC60.6Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Poquoson cityVA62.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Robeson CountyNC63.4Category 2Sep 13, 1857
York CountyVA64.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Johnston CountyNC65.8Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Berkeley CountySC66.3Category 2Sep 12, 1857
Dillon CountySC67.2Category 2Sep 13, 1857
Florence CountySC67.3Category 2Sep 12, 1857
Williamsburg CountySC67.3Category 2Sep 12, 1857
Greensville CountyVA71.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Surry CountyVA72.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Nash CountyNC73.4Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Gloucester CountyVA73.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Mathews CountyVA74.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
James City CountyVA74.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Accomack CountyVA75.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Sussex CountyVA76.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Harnett CountyNC81.2Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Williamsburg cityVA81.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Emporia cityVA87.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Charles City CountyVA89.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Middlesex CountyVA89.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Hoke CountyNC89.8Category 2Sep 13, 1857
Franklin CountyNC90.5Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Wake CountyNC90.8Category 1Sep 13, 1857
Prince George CountyVA91.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
King and Queen CountyVA93.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Lancaster CountyVA94.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Brunswick CountyVA94.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
New Kent CountyVA95.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Dinwiddie CountyVA95.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1857
Warren CountyNC96.2Tropical stormSep 13, 1857
Marlboro CountySC96.6Category 2Sep 13, 1857
Scotland CountyNC96.8Category 2Sep 13, 1857
Darlington CountySC98.5Category 2Sep 12, 1857
Clarendon CountySC99.3Category 2Sep 12, 1857
Northumberland CountyVA99.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1857

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.