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The unnamed tropical storm of 1859

Oct 16, 1859 to Oct 18, 1859Peak 69 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1859 passed within 50 miles of 19 counties in FL. It was strongest near Palm Beach County, FL, as a tropical storm on October 17, 1859.

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Unnamed storm · 1859

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Tropical storm
69 mph, 60 kt
Counties within 50 miles
19
FL
Counties within 100 miles
28
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Palm Beach County, FL, 0.0 mi, Oct 17, 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
Hendry CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 17, 1859
Glades CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Palm Beach CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 17, 1859
DeSoto CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Highlands CountyFL2.5Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Charlotte CountyFL2.5Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Broward CountyFL5.7Tropical stormOct 17, 1859
Lee CountyFL12.9Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Manatee CountyFL15.8Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Sarasota CountyFL15.8Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Hardee CountyFL17.1Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Collier CountyFL17.4Tropical stormOct 17, 1859
Martin CountyFL20.1Tropical stormOct 17, 1859
Okeechobee CountyFL20.1Tropical stormOct 17, 1859
Miami-Dade CountyFL27.9Tropical stormOct 17, 1859
Polk CountyFL34.6Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Hillsborough CountyFL34.6Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
St. Lucie CountyFL40.8Tropical stormOct 17, 1859
Osceola CountyFL49.8Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Monroe CountyFL53.3Tropical stormOct 17, 1859
Indian River CountyFL60.5Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Pinellas CountyFL62.2Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Pasco CountyFL69.7Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Brevard CountyFL70.2Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Sumter CountyFL77.2Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Lake CountyFL79.2Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Orange CountyFL79.7Tropical stormOct 18, 1859
Hernando CountyFL89.7Tropical stormOct 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.