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The unnamed hurricane of 1859

Oct 24, 1859 to Oct 29, 1859Peak 92 mph989 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1859 passed within 50 miles of 20 counties in FL. It was strongest near Pinellas County, FL, as a Category 1 on October 28, 1859.

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Unnamed hurricane · 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
Category 1
92 mph, 80 kt
Lowest pressure
989 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
20
FL
Counties within 100 miles
33
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Pinellas County, FL, 3.9 mi, Oct 28, 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
Hillsborough CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Orange CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Polk CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Pinellas CountyFL3.9Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Osceola CountyFL4.6Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Brevard CountyFL6.1Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Lake CountyFL10.7Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Seminole CountyFL11.3Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Volusia CountyFL11.3Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Manatee CountyFL11.6Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Pasco CountyFL16.4Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Hardee CountyFL22.8Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Sumter CountyFL23.1Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Sarasota CountyFL23.5Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Hernando CountyFL33.7Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Highlands CountyFL38.3Category 1Oct 28, 1859
DeSoto CountyFL43.2Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Indian River CountyFL44.0Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Okeechobee CountyFL47.6Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Citrus CountyFL49.7Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Marion CountyFL52.7Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Charlotte CountyFL56.9Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Flagler CountyFL57.1Category 1Oct 28, 1859
St. Lucie CountyFL64.6Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Putnam CountyFL69.7Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Lee CountyFL70.8Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Glades CountyFL73.3Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Levy CountyFL77.3Category 1Oct 28, 1859
St. Johns CountyFL83.1Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Martin CountyFL88.2Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Alachua CountyFL89.5Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Hendry CountyFL90.4Category 1Oct 28, 1859
Palm Beach CountyFL96.3Category 1Oct 28, 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.