The unnamed tropical storm of 1861
Oct 7, 1861 to Oct 7, 1861Peak 58 mph
The unnamed tropical storm of 1861 passed within 50 miles of 4 counties in NC. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a tropical storm on October 7, 1861.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
The storm
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- 58 mph, 50 kt
- Counties within 50 miles
- 4
- NC
- Counties within 100 miles
- 18
- NC, VA
- 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.
| Dare County | NC | 12.7 | Tropical storm |
| Hyde County | NC | 27.8 | Tropical storm |
| Carteret County | NC | 44.8 | Tropical storm |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 48.9 | Tropical storm |
| Currituck County | NC | 60.4 | Tropical storm |
| Pamlico County | NC | 65.9 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | NC | 68.0 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | NC | 68.2 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | NC | 69.0 | Tropical storm |
| Pasquotank County | NC | 72.5 | Tropical storm |
| Perquimans County | NC | 74.9 | Tropical storm |
| Craven County | NC | 80.4 | Tropical storm |
| Chowan County | NC | 81.7 | Tropical storm |
| Bertie County | NC | 89.8 | Tropical storm |
| Martin County | NC | 90.5 | Tropical storm |
| Virginia Beach city | VA | 92.0 | Tropical storm |
| Chesapeake city | VA | 97.9 | Tropical storm |
| Gates County | NC | 98.6 | Tropical storm |
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.