Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

The unnamed hurricane of 1858

Sep 14, 1858 to Sep 17, 1858Peak 104 mph979 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1858 passed within 50 miles of 70 counties in 8 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a Category 2 on September 16, 1858.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Unnamed hurricane · 1858

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
Category—
Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 2
104 mph, 90 kt
Lowest pressure
979 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
70
CT, FL, MA, ME, NC, NH, NY, RI
Counties within 100 miles
154
CT, DE, FL, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Dare County, NC, 24.3 mi, Sep 16, 1858
Landfalls recorded
3
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
Strafford CountyNH0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Hillsborough CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Aroostook CountyME0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1858
Orange CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Polk CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Piscataquis CountyME0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1858
Somerset CountyME0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1858
Franklin CountyME0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Worcester CountyMA0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Cumberland CountyME0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Volusia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Hillsborough CountyNH0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
New London CountyCT0.0Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Rockingham CountyNH1.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Pinellas CountyFL1.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
York CountyME2.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Carroll CountyNH2.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Seminole CountyFL3.0Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Osceola CountyFL3.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Oxford CountyME3.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Brevard CountyFL4.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Middlesex CountyMA4.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Essex CountyMA4.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Manatee CountyFL5.1Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Windham CountyCT8.0Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Suffolk CountyNY8.1Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Washington CountyRI8.2Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Lake CountyFL8.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Providence CountyRI8.6Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Norfolk CountyMA8.7Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Belknap CountyNH10.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Androscoggin CountyME10.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Sarasota CountyFL11.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Hardee CountyFL15.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Middlesex CountyCT16.0Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Bristol CountyMA16.1Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Merrimack CountyNH16.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Kent CountyRI17.4Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Sumter CountyFL19.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Pasco CountyFL19.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Coos CountyNH20.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Kennebec CountyME21.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Tolland CountyCT22.5Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Dare CountyNC24.3Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Hampden CountyMA24.3Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Hartford CountyCT25.3Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Suffolk CountyMA27.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Bristol CountyRI27.8Category 1Sep 16, 1858
New Haven CountyCT29.7Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Plymouth CountyMA30.1Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Hampshire CountyMA30.1Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Cheshire CountyNH30.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Grafton CountyNH31.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Newport CountyRI31.3Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Highlands CountyFL31.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Sagadahoc CountyME32.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Hernando CountyFL32.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Flagler CountyFL33.0Tropical stormSep 15, 1858
DeSoto CountyFL33.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Penobscot CountyME34.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1858
Hyde CountyNC34.9Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Franklin CountyMA37.6Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Charlotte CountyFL38.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Marion CountyFL38.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Waldo CountyME42.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Lincoln CountyME43.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Sullivan CountyNH43.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Carteret CountyNC45.3Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Lee CountyFL48.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Okeechobee CountyFL49.4Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Fairfield CountyCT50.2Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Citrus CountyFL50.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Indian River CountyFL50.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Putnam CountyFL51.3Tropical stormSep 15, 1858
Essex CountyVT51.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Litchfield CountyCT53.5Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Nassau CountyNY54.3Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Dukes CountyMA54.5Category 1Sep 16, 1858
St. Johns CountyFL54.8Tropical stormSep 15, 1858
Knox CountyME55.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Windham CountyVT57.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Barnstable CountyMA57.6Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Caledonia CountyVT59.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Currituck CountyNC62.3Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Tyrrell CountyNC63.1Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Orange CountyVT64.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Windsor CountyVT64.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Glades CountyFL65.6Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Ocean CountyNJ69.1Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Berkshire CountyMA69.4Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Westchester CountyNY70.2Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Queens CountyNY70.2Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Camden CountyNC71.2Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Craven CountyNC72.4Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Pamlico CountyNC72.7Category 2Sep 16, 1858
St. Lucie CountyFL72.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Atlantic CountyNJ74.1Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Hancock CountyME74.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Monmouth CountyNJ74.6Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Kings CountyNY75.6Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Orleans CountyVT75.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Bronx CountyNY76.6Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Putnam CountyNY77.0Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Pasquotank CountyNC78.0Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Bennington CountyVT78.8Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Clay CountyFL78.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1858
Washington CountyVT79.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Alachua CountyFL79.5Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Dutchess CountyNY79.7Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Levy CountyFL79.8Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Beaufort CountyNC80.1Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Virginia Beach cityVA80.2Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Washington CountyME81.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1858
Burlington CountyNJ81.6Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Cape May CountyNJ81.8Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Hendry CountyFL82.2Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
New York CountyNY82.3Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Rutland CountyVT82.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Washington CountyNC83.0Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Perquimans CountyNC83.6Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Duval CountyFL84.9Tropical stormSep 15, 1858
Worcester CountyMD85.0Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Bergen CountyNJ85.5Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Accomack CountyVA86.0Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Hudson CountyNJ86.1Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Richmond CountyNY86.7Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Collier CountyFL86.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Sussex CountyDE86.9Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Rockland CountyNY86.9Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Onslow CountyNC87.1Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Nantucket CountyMA87.2Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Columbia CountyNY88.3Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Jones CountyNC89.4Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Lamoille CountyVT89.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Middlesex CountyNJ90.7Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Martin CountyFL90.7Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Rensselaer CountyNY91.1Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Essex CountyNJ91.4Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Brunswick CountyNC91.8Category 2Sep 15, 1858
Union CountyNJ91.9Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Northampton CountyVA92.5Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Chesapeake cityVA92.9Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Bradford CountyFL92.9Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
Passaic CountyNJ93.5Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Chowan CountyNC93.9Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Palm Beach CountyFL94.3Tropical stormSep 14, 1858
New Hanover CountyNC94.4Category 2Sep 15, 1858
Addison CountyVT95.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Orange CountyNY96.8Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Pender CountyNC97.0Category 2Sep 15, 1858
Wicomico CountyMD98.0Category 2Sep 16, 1858
Cumberland CountyNJ98.6Category 1Sep 16, 1858
Washington CountyNY99.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1858
Mercer CountyNJ99.6Category 1Sep 16, 1858

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.