The unnamed hurricane of 1861
Aug 13, 1861 to Aug 17, 1861Peak 92 mph
The unnamed hurricane of 1861 passed within 50 miles of 1 county in FL. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a Category 1 on August 16, 1861.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1861
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- 92 mph, 80 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 1
- FL
- Counties within 100 miles
- 3
- FL
- Landfalls recorded
- 0
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Monroe County | FL | 11.9 | Category 1 |
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 95.1 | Category 1 |
| Collier County | FL | 98.3 | Category 1 |
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.