The unnamed tropical storm of 1865

Sep 7, 1865 to Sep 7, 1865Peak 69 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1865 passed within 50 miles of 12 counties in LA. It was strongest near Vermilion Parish, LA, as a tropical storm on September 7, 1865.

  • Major hurricane
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
69 mph, 60 kt
Counties within 50 miles
12
LA
Counties within 100 miles
34
LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Vermilion Parish, LA, 5.2 mi, Sep 7, 1865
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
Vermilion ParishLA5.2Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Iberia ParishLA6.2Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
St. Mary ParishLA7.2Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Lafayette ParishLA23.4Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
St. Martin ParishLA25.5Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Acadia ParishLA33.8Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Cameron ParishLA37.8Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
St. Landry ParishLA42.2Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Iberville ParishLA42.5Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Terrebonne ParishLA45.2Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Jefferson Davis ParishLA46.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Assumption ParishLA48.6Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Pointe Coupee ParishLA57.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Ascension ParishLA59.1Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Calcasieu ParishLA59.4Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
West Baton Rouge ParishLA59.6Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Lafourche ParishLA59.6Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Evangeline ParishLA60.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
East Baton Rouge ParishLA63.9Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
St. James ParishLA66.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Allen ParishLA66.2Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
West Feliciana ParishLA76.1Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Livingston ParishLA77.9Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
East Feliciana ParishLA77.9Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Avoyelles ParishLA80.1Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
St. John the Baptist ParishLA81.6Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Beauregard ParishLA83.3Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Rapides ParishLA88.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
St. Charles ParishLA88.9Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Concordia ParishLA90.1Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Wilkinson CountyMS92.4Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
St. Helena ParishLA92.5Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Vernon ParishLA95.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1865
Tangipahoa ParishLA99.0Tropical stormSep 7, 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.