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The unnamed hurricane of 1861

Nov 1, 1861 to Nov 3, 1861Peak 81 mph999 mb

The unnamed hurricane of 1861 passed within 50 miles of 93 counties in 11 states. It was strongest near Carteret County, NC, as a Category 1 on November 2, 1861.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1861

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
999 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
93
CT, FL, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA
Counties within 100 miles
200
CT, DE, FL, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Carteret County, NC, 0.0 mi, Nov 2, 1861
Landfalls recorded
4
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
Brevard CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Providence CountyRI0.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Middlesex CountyMA0.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Dare CountyNC0.0Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Collier CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Suffolk CountyNY0.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Okeechobee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Sagadahoc CountyME0.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Carteret CountyNC0.0Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Hyde CountyNC0.0Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Rockingham CountyNH0.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
New London CountyCT0.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Cumberland CountyME0.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Hendry CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Glades CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Essex CountyMA0.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Norfolk CountyMA1.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
York CountyME1.2Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Worcester CountyMA1.2Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Androscoggin CountyME1.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Lee CountyFL2.4Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Washington CountyRI3.9Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Suffolk CountyMA4.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Highlands CountyFL4.3Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Bristol CountyMA6.2Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Kent CountyRI6.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Osceola CountyFL6.9Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Indian River CountyFL7.7Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Currituck CountyNC8.0Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Strafford CountyNH8.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Kennebec CountyME9.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Windham CountyCT9.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Lincoln CountyME9.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Tyrrell CountyNC10.0Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Pamlico CountyNC10.4Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Craven CountyNC11.5Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Hillsborough CountyNH13.5Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Charlotte CountyFL13.7Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Polk CountyFL14.5Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Camden CountyNC15.4Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Plymouth CountyMA15.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
St. Lucie CountyFL15.6Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Bristol CountyRI16.2Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Newport CountyRI16.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Beaufort CountyNC18.4Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Middlesex CountyCT18.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Orange CountyFL19.0Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
DeSoto CountyFL20.0Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Martin CountyFL21.2Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Palm Beach CountyFL21.2Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
New Haven CountyCT21.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Oxford CountyME21.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Washington CountyNC22.7Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Pasquotank CountyNC23.1Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Monroe CountyFL24.6Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Tolland CountyCT25.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Volusia CountyFL25.4Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Virginia Beach cityVA26.3Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Carroll CountyNH26.9Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Jones CountyNC27.1Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Perquimans CountyNC27.9Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Onslow CountyNC28.7Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Hardee CountyFL30.1Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Merrimack CountyNH30.9Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Belknap CountyNH31.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Hartford CountyCT31.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Knox CountyME31.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Hampden CountyMA31.7Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Franklin CountyME33.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Seminole CountyFL34.1Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Waldo CountyME34.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Chowan CountyNC35.5Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Nassau CountyNY39.2Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Chesapeake cityVA39.7Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Broward CountyFL39.7Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Hampshire CountyMA40.2Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Somerset CountyME41.2Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Dukes CountyMA43.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Fairfield CountyCT43.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Pender CountyNC43.1Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Cheshire CountyNH43.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Martin CountyNC44.6Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Bertie CountyNC45.1Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Ocean CountyNJ46.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Accomack CountyVA46.3Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Worcester CountyMD46.5Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Northampton CountyVA46.7Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Barnstable CountyMA47.5Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Franklin CountyMA47.8Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Sarasota CountyFL47.9Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Atlantic CountyNJ48.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Gates CountyNC48.7Category 1Nov 2, 1861
New Hanover CountyNC49.7Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Pitt CountyNC50.5Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Sussex CountyDE51.0Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Brunswick CountyNC51.5Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Miami-Dade CountyFL51.6Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Norfolk cityVA51.7Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Manatee CountyFL52.6Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Monmouth CountyNJ53.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Queens CountyNY53.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Coos CountyNH53.8Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Cape May CountyNJ54.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Portsmouth cityVA55.0Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Burlington CountyNJ55.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Suffolk cityVA56.2Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Litchfield CountyCT56.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Hertford CountyNC56.8Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Grafton CountyNH57.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Duplin CountyNC58.3Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Kings CountyNY58.7Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Hancock CountyME59.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Lenoir CountyNC59.3Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Flagler CountyFL60.1Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Penobscot CountyME60.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Wicomico CountyMD60.4Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Lake CountyFL61.1Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Sullivan CountyNH61.5Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Westchester CountyNY62.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Bronx CountyNY62.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Hampton cityVA62.7Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Somerset CountyMD62.8Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Poquoson cityVA66.0Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Hillsborough CountyFL66.2Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Greene CountyNC66.6Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Newport News cityVA66.7Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Windham CountyVT67.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
New York CountyNY67.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Cumberland CountyNJ68.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Isle of Wight CountyVA69.0Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Richmond CountyNY69.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Putnam CountyNY69.5Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Hudson CountyNJ70.5Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
York CountyVA70.8Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Bergen CountyNJ71.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Mathews CountyVA72.1Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Middlesex CountyNJ72.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Piscataquis CountyME72.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Edgecombe CountyNC72.9Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Dutchess CountyNY73.5Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Gloucester CountyVA74.2Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Berkshire CountyMA74.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Rockland CountyNY74.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
St. Johns CountyFL74.4Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Essex CountyNJ74.8Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Columbus CountyNC74.8Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Union CountyNJ74.9Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Nantucket CountyMA75.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Camden CountyNJ75.9Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Halifax CountyNC76.7Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Southampton CountyVA76.9Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Wayne CountyNC77.3Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Passaic CountyNJ78.3Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Bladen CountyNC78.6Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Mercer CountyNJ78.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Sumter CountyFL78.8Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Putnam CountyFL79.4Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Kent CountyDE79.6Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Franklin cityVA79.6Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Gloucester CountyNJ79.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Marion CountyFL79.9Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Sampson CountyNC80.6Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Northampton CountyNC80.9Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Middlesex CountyVA81.1Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Lancaster CountyVA82.2Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
James City CountyVA82.4Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Windsor CountyVT82.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Pasco CountyFL83.1Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Surry CountyVA83.6Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Wilson CountyNC83.6Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Horry CountySC84.0Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Salem CountyNJ84.7Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Somerset CountyNJ84.8Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Essex CountyVT85.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Northumberland CountyVA86.0Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Dorchester CountyMD86.1Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Morris CountyNJ87.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Bucks CountyPA87.8Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Orange CountyNY88.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Williamsburg cityVA88.5Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Caroline CountyMD88.7Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Bennington CountyVT89.1Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Hernando CountyFL89.1Tropical stormNov 1, 1861
Orange CountyVT90.4Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Caledonia CountyVT91.9Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Sussex CountyVA92.3Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Columbia CountyNY92.7Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Greensville CountyVA94.9Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Ulster CountyNY95.0Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
King and Queen CountyVA95.3Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Georgetown CountySC95.6Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Philadelphia CountyPA96.6Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Hunterdon CountyNJ96.7Tropical stormNov 3, 1861
Nash CountyNC97.4Category 1Nov 2, 1861
Charleston CountySC98.2Category 1Nov 2, 1861
St. Mary's CountyMD98.2Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Johnston CountyNC98.7Category 1Nov 2, 1861
New Kent CountyVA99.4Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Charles City CountyVA99.4Tropical stormNov 2, 1861
Clay CountyFL99.4Tropical stormNov 1, 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.