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The unnamed hurricane of 1861

Sep 27, 1861 to Sep 28, 1861Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1861 passed within 50 miles of 159 counties in 13 states. It was strongest near Onslow County, NC, as a Category 1 on September 27, 1861.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1861

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
81 mph, 70 kt
Counties within 50 miles
159
CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT
Counties within 100 miles
252
CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Onslow County, NC, 6.1 mi, Sep 27, 1861
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
Atlantic CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Washington CountyME0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Craven CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Accomack CountyVA0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Wicomico CountyMD0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Knox CountyME0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Rockingham CountyNH0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Pasquotank CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Ocean CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
New Haven CountyCT0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Hancock CountyME0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Washington CountyNC0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Hartford CountyCT0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Worcester CountyMA0.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Camden CountyNC0.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Martin CountyNC1.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Bertie CountyNC2.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Gates CountyNC3.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Fairfield CountyCT3.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Suffolk CountyNY3.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Middlesex CountyMA4.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Tolland CountyCT5.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Kings CountyNY5.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Queens CountyNY5.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Strafford CountyNH5.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Worcester CountyMD5.7Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Lincoln CountyME6.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Onslow CountyNC6.1Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Perquimans CountyNC6.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Litchfield CountyCT6.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Suffolk cityVA6.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Northampton CountyVA6.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Chesapeake cityVA6.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Pamlico CountyNC7.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Nassau CountyNY7.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Monmouth CountyNJ7.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Essex CountyMA7.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Pender CountyNC7.9Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Cape May CountyNJ8.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Hampden CountyMA8.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Cumberland CountyME8.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Jones CountyNC8.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Currituck CountyNC8.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Burlington CountyNJ8.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Beaufort CountyNC9.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
York CountyME9.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Hampton cityVA9.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Chowan CountyNC10.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Cumberland CountyNJ10.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Poquoson cityVA10.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Hyde CountyNC11.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Somerset CountyMD11.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Kent CountyDE11.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Westchester CountyNY11.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Virginia Beach cityVA12.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Sussex CountyDE12.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Norfolk cityVA12.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Richmond CountyNY12.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Gloucester CountyNJ12.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Camden CountyNJ12.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Hampshire CountyMA13.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Pitt CountyNC13.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Middlesex CountyCT14.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
New York CountyNY15.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Waldo CountyME16.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Hudson CountyNJ16.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
York CountyVA16.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Sagadahoc CountyME17.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Cheshire CountyNH17.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Hillsborough CountyNH17.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Mathews CountyVA17.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Newport News cityVA17.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Gloucester CountyVA18.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Portsmouth cityVA18.7Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Penobscot CountyME18.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Lenoir CountyNC19.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Union CountyNJ19.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Hertford CountyNC19.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Mercer CountyNJ19.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Middlesex CountyNJ19.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Dorchester CountyMD19.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Bronx CountyNY19.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Essex CountyNJ19.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Windham CountyCT19.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Carteret CountyNC19.9Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Tyrrell CountyNC20.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Salem CountyNJ20.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Bergen CountyNJ21.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Duplin CountyNC22.0Category 1Sep 27, 1861
New Hanover CountyNC22.6Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Berkshire CountyMA23.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Isle of Wight CountyVA23.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Caroline CountyMD23.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Brunswick CountyNC23.9Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Rockland CountyNY24.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Kennebec CountyME24.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Franklin CountyMA24.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Merrimack CountyNH24.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Norfolk CountyMA25.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Belknap CountyNH26.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Putnam CountyNY26.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Bucks CountyPA26.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Greene CountyNC26.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Passaic CountyNJ26.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Dutchess CountyNY26.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
New London CountyCT26.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
James City CountyVA27.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Southampton CountyVA27.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Northumberland CountyVA27.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Androscoggin CountyME28.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Franklin cityVA29.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Lancaster CountyVA29.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Suffolk CountyMA31.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Somerset CountyNJ31.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Surry CountyVA31.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Middlesex CountyVA31.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Morris CountyNJ31.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Halifax CountyNC32.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Edgecombe CountyNC32.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Williamsburg cityVA32.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
New Castle CountyDE33.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Carroll CountyNH33.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Talbot CountyMD34.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Providence CountyRI34.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Northampton CountyNC35.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Philadelphia CountyPA36.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Queen Anne's CountyMD36.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Orange CountyNY36.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
St. Mary's CountyMD36.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Delaware CountyPA37.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Hunterdon CountyNJ38.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Kent CountyMD39.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Dare CountyNC39.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Windham CountyVT39.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
King and Queen CountyVA39.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Bristol CountyMA40.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Montgomery CountyPA40.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Richmond CountyVA41.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Wayne CountyNC41.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Columbia CountyNY42.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Oxford CountyME42.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Sampson CountyNC43.0Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Plymouth CountyMA43.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
New Kent CountyVA43.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Sussex CountyVA43.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Charles City CountyVA44.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Cecil CountyMD44.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Bladen CountyNC44.3Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Columbus CountyNC44.6Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Somerset CountyME44.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Wilson CountyNC45.7Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Kent CountyRI45.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Sullivan CountyNH45.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Westmoreland CountyVA46.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
King William CountyVA47.7Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Greensville CountyVA48.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Ulster CountyNY48.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Prince George CountyVA49.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Aroostook CountyME49.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Essex CountyVA50.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Washington CountyRI50.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Sussex CountyNJ50.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Piscataquis CountyME50.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Calvert CountyMD51.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Chester CountyPA52.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Rensselaer CountyNY52.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Franklin CountyME53.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Bennington CountyVT53.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Bristol CountyRI54.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Warren CountyNJ55.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Nash CountyNC56.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Grafton CountyNH57.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Horry CountySC59.2Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Harford CountyMD60.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Johnston CountyNC60.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Newport CountyRI61.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Windsor CountyVT61.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Emporia cityVA61.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Greene CountyNY63.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Sullivan CountyNY63.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Anne Arundel CountyMD63.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Henrico CountyVA64.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Northampton CountyPA64.6Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Dinwiddie CountyVA64.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Hopewell cityVA64.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Chesterfield CountyVA65.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Hanover CountyVA66.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Cumberland CountyNC66.9Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Charles CountyMD67.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Lehigh CountyPA67.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Petersburg cityVA68.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Prince George's CountyMD68.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Albany CountyNY68.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Baltimore CountyMD68.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Brunswick CountyVA69.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Pike CountyPA70.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Colonial Heights cityVA70.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Coos CountyNH71.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Monroe CountyPA71.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Barnstable CountyMA72.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Caroline CountyVA72.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Warren CountyNC73.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Lancaster CountyPA73.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Berks CountyPA73.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Washington CountyNY73.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Franklin CountyNC73.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Richmond cityVA76.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
King George CountyVA76.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Saratoga CountyNY77.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Wake CountyNC78.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Rutland CountyVT78.0Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Baltimore cityMD78.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
York CountyPA78.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Georgetown CountySC79.6Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Robeson CountyNC81.0Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Harnett CountyNC81.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Schenectady CountyNY81.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Dukes CountyMA83.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Orange CountyVT84.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Carbon CountyPA84.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Amelia CountyVA85.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Mecklenburg CountyVA86.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Howard CountyMD86.9Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Delaware CountyNY87.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Schoharie CountyNY87.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
District of ColumbiaDC87.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Nottoway CountyVA88.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Goochland CountyVA89.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Charleston CountySC90.1Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Fairfax CountyVA90.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Vance CountyNC90.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Lunenburg CountyVA91.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Powhatan CountyVA91.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Alexandria cityVA91.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Stafford CountyVA92.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Dillon CountySC92.1Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Marion CountySC92.1Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Arlington CountyVA92.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Schuylkill CountyPA93.5Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Wayne CountyPA93.7Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Montgomery CountyMD93.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Spotsylvania CountyVA94.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Lebanon CountyPA96.1Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Montgomery CountyNY97.8Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Hoke CountyNC98.1Category 1Sep 27, 1861
Lackawanna CountyPA98.2Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Caledonia CountyVT98.3Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Carroll CountyMD98.4Tropical stormSep 28, 1861
Prince William CountyVA98.7Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Fredericksburg cityVA99.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Falls Church cityVA99.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861
Granville CountyNC99.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1861

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.