The unnamed hurricane of 1865
Oct 18, 1865 to Oct 25, 1865Peak 104 mph975 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1865 passed within 50 miles of 11 counties in FL. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a Category 2 on October 23, 1865.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1865
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- 104 mph, 90 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 11
- FL
- Counties within 100 miles
- 18
- FL
- Landfalls recorded
- 2
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Monroe County | FL | 0.0 | Category 2 |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Broward County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Collier County | FL | 9.0 | Category 2 |
| Martin County | FL | 14.7 | Category 1 |
| Hendry County | FL | 25.7 | Category 2 |
| St. Lucie County | FL | 31.7 | Category 1 |
| Glades County | FL | 49.5 | Category 1 |
| Indian River County | FL | 49.5 | Category 1 |
| Okeechobee County | FL | 49.6 | Category 1 |
| Lee County | FL | 65.3 | Category 2 |
| Highlands County | FL | 66.7 | Category 1 |
| Brevard County | FL | 68.0 | Category 1 |
| Charlotte County | FL | 79.9 | Category 1 |
| Osceola County | FL | 80.5 | Category 1 |
| DeSoto County | FL | 89.8 | Category 1 |
| Polk County | FL | 93.3 | Category 1 |
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.