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The unnamed tropical storm of 1866

Oct 29, 1866 to Oct 30, 1866Peak 69 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1866 passed within 50 miles of 4 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Dare County, NC, as a tropical storm on October 29, 1866.

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Unnamed storm · 1866

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
4
MD, NC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
32
MD, NC, VA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Dare County, NC, 29.6 mi, Oct 29, 1866
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 CountyNC29.6Tropical stormOct 29, 1866
Accomack CountyVA42.4Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Hyde CountyNC43.8Tropical stormOct 29, 1866
Wicomico CountyMD49.3Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Carteret CountyNC55.1Tropical stormOct 29, 1866
Currituck CountyNC55.6Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Somerset CountyMD58.4Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Northampton CountyVA59.8Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Camden CountyNC63.2Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Virginia Beach cityVA63.7Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Tyrrell CountyNC64.0Tropical stormOct 29, 1866
Pasquotank CountyNC71.1Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Chesapeake cityVA76.2Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Perquimans CountyNC78.1Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Pamlico CountyNC82.4Tropical stormOct 29, 1866
Washington CountyNC83.3Tropical stormOct 29, 1866
Norfolk cityVA83.7Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Beaufort CountyNC85.7Tropical stormOct 29, 1866
Craven CountyNC88.2Tropical stormOct 29, 1866
Portsmouth cityVA89.9Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Chowan CountyNC90.0Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Hampton cityVA90.3Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Mathews CountyVA91.1Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Poquoson cityVA91.9Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Northumberland CountyVA94.3Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Lancaster CountyVA95.6Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Middlesex CountyVA95.6Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Newport News cityVA95.7Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Gates CountyNC95.7Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Suffolk cityVA96.2Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
Gloucester CountyVA96.5Tropical stormOct 30, 1866
York CountyVA97.3Tropical stormOct 30, 1866

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.