The unnamed tropical storm of 1865

Aug 20, 1865 to Aug 24, 1865Peak 69 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1865 came within 100 miles of 3 U.S. counties without passing within 50.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1865

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
Tropical storm
69 mph, 60 kt
Counties within 50 miles
0
None
Counties within 100 miles
3
NC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Dare County, NC, 72.8 mi, Aug 22, 1865
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.

Counties within 100 miles
Dare CountyNC72.8Tropical stormAug 22, 1865
Hyde CountyNC81.8Tropical stormAug 22, 1865
Carteret CountyNC89.3Tropical stormAug 22, 1865

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.