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The unnamed hurricane of 1859

Sep 15, 1859 to Sep 18, 1859Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1859 passed within 50 miles of 246 counties in 11 states. It was strongest near Mobile County, AL, as a Category 1 on September 16, 1859.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1859

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

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Counties within 50 miles
246
AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, SC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
461
AL, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, RI, SC, TN, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Mobile County, AL, 1.8 mi, Sep 16, 1859
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
Abbeville CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Troup CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Dinwiddie CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Vance CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Chambers CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Granville CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Orange CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Lowndes CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Wilcox CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Walton CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Tallapoosa CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Prince George CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Mecklenburg CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Union CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Cabarrus CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Montgomery CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Randolph CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Fayette CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Accomack CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Elbert CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Henry CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Clarke CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
York CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Gloucester CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Escambia CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Brunswick CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Conecuh CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Laurens CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Meriwether CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Spalding CountyGA0.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Newton CountyGA0.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Warren CountyNC0.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Escambia CountyFL1.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Charles City CountyVA1.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Surry CountyVA1.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Oglethorpe CountyGA1.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Monroe CountyAL1.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Mobile CountyAL1.8Category 1Sep 16, 1859
Rockdale CountyGA1.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Lee CountyAL2.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Macon CountyAL2.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Alamance CountyNC2.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Chatham CountyNC2.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Mathews CountyVA2.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Oconee CountyGA3.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Elmore CountyAL3.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Clayton CountyGA4.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Middlesex CountyVA4.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Harris CountyGA4.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Guilford CountyNC5.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Durham CountyNC5.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Person CountyNC5.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Coweta CountyGA5.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Mecklenburg CountyVA6.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Lunenburg CountyVA6.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Somerset CountyMD6.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Worcester CountyMD6.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Pike CountyGA6.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Madison CountyGA6.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
James City CountyVA6.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Butler CountyAL6.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Dallas CountyAL7.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Butts CountyGA7.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Lancaster CountySC7.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Davidson CountyNC7.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
King and Queen CountyVA8.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Morgan CountyGA8.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Greenville CountySC8.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
DeKalb CountyGA9.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Hart CountyGA9.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Greene CountyGA9.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
New Kent CountyVA9.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Sussex CountyVA9.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Spartanburg CountySC9.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Union CountyNC9.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Greensville CountyVA9.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Lancaster CountyVA9.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Crenshaw CountyAL9.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Greenwood CountySC9.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Gaston CountyNC10.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Cherokee CountySC10.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Chester CountySC10.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Stanly CountyNC10.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Wilkes CountyGA10.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Bullock CountyAL10.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Plaquemines ParishLA10.8Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Jackson CountyGA11.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Anderson CountySC11.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Montgomery CountyNC11.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Autauga CountyAL11.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Rowan CountyNC11.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Heard CountyGA11.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
York CountyVA12.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Jasper CountyGA12.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Caswell CountyNC12.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Petersburg cityVA12.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Lamar CountyGA12.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Jackson CountyMS13.0Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Halifax CountyVA13.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Newberry CountySC13.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Northampton CountyVA14.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Barrow CountyGA14.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Sussex CountyDE14.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Hopewell cityVA14.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Williamsburg cityVA14.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Randolph CountyAL14.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Moore CountyNC14.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Nottoway CountyVA14.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Anson CountyNC15.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Henrico CountyVA15.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
McCormick CountySC15.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Chesterfield CountyVA15.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Northumberland CountyVA15.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Northampton CountyNC15.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Cleveland CountyNC15.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
King William CountyVA15.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Wake CountyNC15.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Lincoln CountyGA15.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Franklin CountyNC16.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Colonial Heights cityVA16.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Clarke CountyAL17.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Gwinnett CountyGA17.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Fulton CountyGA17.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Lincoln CountyNC17.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Santa Rosa CountyFL17.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Halifax CountyNC17.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Franklin CountyGA17.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Fairfield CountySC17.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Upson CountyGA18.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Wicomico CountyMD18.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Coosa CountyAL18.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Talbot CountyGA18.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Southampton CountyVA19.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Amelia CountyVA19.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Emporia cityVA19.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Isle of Wight CountyVA19.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Putnam CountyGA19.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Newport News cityVA19.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Russell CountyAL19.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Iredell CountyNC19.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
St. Bernard ParishLA19.9Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Monroe CountyGA20.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Taliaferro CountyGA20.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Essex CountyVA20.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Charlotte CountyVA20.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Muscogee CountyGA21.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Richmond CountyVA22.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Banks CountyGA22.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Pike CountyAL22.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Covington CountyAL23.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Rockingham CountyNC23.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Hanover CountyVA23.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Poquoson cityVA24.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Washington CountyAL24.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Carroll CountyGA24.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Lee CountyNC24.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Davie CountyNC24.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Richmond CountyNC25.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Dorchester CountyMD25.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
St. Mary's CountyMD26.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Saluda CountySC26.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Oconee CountySC26.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Richmond cityVA26.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Catawba CountyNC27.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Hampton cityVA27.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Clay CountyAL28.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Douglas CountyGA28.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Jones CountyGA28.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Forsyth CountyNC28.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Chilton CountyAL28.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Chesterfield CountySC28.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Nash CountyNC29.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Pickens CountySC29.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Prince Edward CountyVA30.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Hall CountyGA30.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Pittsylvania CountyVA30.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Stephens CountyGA31.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Rutherford CountyNC31.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Cobb CountyGA32.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
George CountyMS32.2Category 1Sep 16, 1859
Edgefield CountySC32.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Westmoreland CountyVA33.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Hancock CountyGA33.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Powhatan CountyVA34.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Danville cityVA34.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Suffolk cityVA34.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Forsyth CountyGA35.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Crawford CountyGA35.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
McDuffie CountyGA35.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Barbour CountyAL35.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Polk CountyNC35.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Franklin cityVA35.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Harnett CountyNC36.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Cape May CountyNJ36.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Warren CountyGA36.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Hertford CountyNC36.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Chattahoochee CountyGA36.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Harrison CountyMS37.4Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Taylor CountyGA37.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Baldwin CountyGA38.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Paulding CountyGA38.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Norfolk cityVA38.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Perry CountyAL38.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Stokes CountyNC38.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Marion CountyGA39.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Okaloosa CountyFL39.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Cleburne CountyAL39.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Richland CountySC39.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Goochland CountyVA39.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Kershaw CountySC40.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Portsmouth cityVA40.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Columbia CountyGA40.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Marengo CountyAL40.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Lexington CountySC41.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Chesapeake cityVA41.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Yadkin CountyNC41.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Bibb CountyGA41.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Habersham CountyGA41.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Caroline CountyVA41.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Greene CountyMS42.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Virginia Beach cityVA43.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Johnston CountyNC43.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Coffee CountyAL43.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Cumberland CountyVA43.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Edgecombe CountyNC44.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Talladega CountyAL44.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Gates CountyNC44.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Henry CountyVA44.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Haralson CountyGA44.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Alexander CountyNC45.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Caroline CountyMD45.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Burke CountyNC45.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Cherokee CountyGA45.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Calvert CountyMD45.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Stewart CountyGA45.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Campbell CountyVA46.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Hoke CountyNC46.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Dawson CountyGA47.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
White CountyGA47.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Scotland CountyNC48.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Marlboro CountySC48.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Talbot CountyMD48.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Henderson CountyNC48.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Buckingham CountyVA49.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Atlantic CountyNJ49.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Wilson CountyNC50.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Rabun CountyGA50.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Shelby CountyAL50.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Kent CountyDE50.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Bibb CountyAL51.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Caldwell CountyNC51.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Surry CountyNC51.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Transylvania CountyNC51.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Bertie CountyNC51.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Choctaw CountyAL51.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Cumberland CountyNJ51.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Cumberland CountyNC52.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Schley CountyGA52.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Appomattox CountyVA52.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Lumpkin CountyGA52.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
McDowell CountyNC52.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Aiken CountySC53.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Louisa CountyVA53.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Wilkes CountyNC53.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Glascock CountyGA53.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Stone CountyMS53.5Category 1Sep 16, 1859
Washington CountyGA53.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Bartow CountyGA53.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Hale CountyAL53.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
King George CountyVA54.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Twiggs CountyGA54.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Martinsville cityVA54.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Camden CountyNC54.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Webster CountyGA55.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Wilkinson CountyGA55.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Polk CountyGA55.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Charles CountyMD55.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Dale CountyAL55.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Patrick CountyVA55.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Ocean CountyNJ56.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Quitman CountyGA56.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Peach CountyGA56.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Calhoun CountyAL56.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Macon CountyGA56.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Jackson CountyNC58.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Martin CountyNC58.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Pasquotank CountyNC58.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Pickens CountyGA58.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Richmond CountyGA58.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Walton CountyFL59.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Houston CountyGA59.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Macon CountyNC59.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Perry CountyMS59.5Category 1Sep 16, 1859
Franklin CountyVA59.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Wayne CountyMS59.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Buncombe CountyNC60.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Geneva CountyAL60.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Burlington CountyNJ61.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Currituck CountyNC61.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Jefferson CountyGA61.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Henry CountyAL62.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Wayne CountyNC62.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Spotsylvania CountyVA62.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Sampson CountyNC62.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Hancock CountyMS62.7Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Fluvanna CountyVA62.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Lee CountySC63.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Bedford CountyVA63.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Darlington CountySC63.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Nantucket CountyMA63.7Category 1Sep 18, 1859
Jefferson ParishLA64.1Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Robeson CountyNC64.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Randolph CountyGA64.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Prince George's CountyMD65.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Clay CountyGA65.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Union CountyGA65.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Chowan CountyNC65.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Floyd CountyGA65.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Sumter CountyGA66.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Towns CountyGA66.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Perquimans CountyNC66.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
St. Clair CountyAL67.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Sumter CountyAL67.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Burke CountyGA67.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Queen Anne's CountyMD67.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Greene CountyAL68.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Stafford CountyVA68.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Sumter CountySC68.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
St. Tammany ParishLA68.7Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Cherokee CountyAL69.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Gilmer CountyGA69.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Fannin CountyGA69.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Calhoun CountySC69.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Pitt CountyNC69.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Haywood CountyNC69.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Lafourche ParishLA70.2Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Clay CountyNC70.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Greene CountyNC70.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Amherst CountyVA71.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Orleans ParishLA72.4Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Anne Arundel CountyMD72.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Gordon CountyGA72.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Lynchburg cityVA72.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Nelson CountyVA73.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Salem CountyNJ73.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Dillon CountySC74.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Fredericksburg cityVA74.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Carroll CountyVA74.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Forrest CountyMS74.7Category 1Sep 16, 1859
Gloucester CountyNJ74.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Yancey CountyNC74.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Tuscaloosa CountyAL75.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Alleghany CountyNC75.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Terrell CountyGA75.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Pearl River CountyMS75.6Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Albemarle CountyVA75.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Dooly CountyGA75.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Holmes CountyFL76.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Mitchell CountyNC76.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Avery CountyNC76.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Johnson CountyGA76.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Watauga CountyNC76.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Floyd CountyVA77.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Jefferson CountyAL78.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Clarke CountyMS78.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Dukes CountyMA78.2Category 1Sep 18, 1859
Camden CountyNJ78.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Etowah CountyAL78.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Orangeburg CountySC78.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Laurens CountyGA78.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Bleckley CountyGA78.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Houston CountyAL78.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Bladen CountyNC78.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Orange CountyVA79.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Kent CountyMD79.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
New Castle CountyDE79.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Pulaski CountyGA80.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Grayson CountyVA81.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Barnwell CountySC81.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Ashe CountyNC82.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Prince William CountyVA82.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Beaufort CountyNC82.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Duplin CountyNC82.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Murray CountyGA82.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Barnstable CountyMA83.1Category 1Sep 18, 1859
Lee CountyGA83.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Lenoir CountyNC83.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Early CountyGA83.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Culpeper CountyVA84.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Jones CountyMS84.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Florence CountySC84.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Washington CountyRI84.7Category 1Sep 18, 1859
Monmouth CountyNJ84.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Fairfax CountyVA85.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Swain CountyNC85.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Washington CountyNC85.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Calhoun CountyGA85.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Madison CountyNC85.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Roanoke CountyVA86.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Suffolk CountyNY86.1Category 1Sep 18, 1859
Cherokee CountyNC86.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Fauquier CountyVA87.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Galax cityVA87.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Charlottesville cityVA87.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Dodge CountyGA87.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Chattooga CountyGA88.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Cecil CountyMD88.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Lauderdale CountyMS88.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Crisp CountyGA88.6Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Lamar CountyMS89.0Category 1Sep 16, 1859
Bamberg CountySC89.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Emanuel CountyGA89.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Roanoke cityVA90.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Alexandria cityVA91.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
District of ColumbiaDC91.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Terrebonne ParishLA91.5Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Montgomery CountyVA91.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Botetourt CountyVA91.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Graham CountyNC92.0Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Carter CountyTN92.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
St. Charles ParishLA92.4Category 1Sep 15, 1859
Marion CountySC92.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Whitfield CountyGA92.5Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Blount CountyAL93.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Madison CountyVA93.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Jenkins CountyGA93.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Arlington CountyVA93.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Rockbridge CountyVA94.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Wilcox CountyGA94.2Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Washington CountyFL94.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Johnson CountyTN94.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Greene CountyVA94.6Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Clarendon CountySC95.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Walker CountyGA95.4Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Pulaski CountyVA95.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Salem cityVA95.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Dare CountyNC96.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Allendale CountySC96.2Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Polk CountyTN96.3Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Wythe CountyVA96.8Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
DeKalb CountyAL96.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Baltimore CountyMD97.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Tyrrell CountyNC97.0Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Jasper CountyMS97.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Dougherty CountyGA97.1Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Craven CountyNC97.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Harford CountyMD97.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Augusta CountyVA97.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Bristol CountyMA97.6Category 1Sep 18, 1859
Unicoi CountyTN98.1Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Buena Vista cityVA98.4Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Columbus CountyNC99.3Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Falls Church cityVA99.5Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Worth CountyGA99.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Kemper CountyMS99.7Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Manassas cityVA99.7Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Jackson CountyFL99.8Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Jones CountyNC99.9Tropical stormSep 17, 1859
Pickens CountyAL99.9Tropical stormSep 16, 1859
Newport CountyRI99.9Category 1Sep 18, 1859

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.