The unnamed hurricane of 1867
Jul 28, 1867 to Aug 3, 1867Peak 104 mph969 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1867 passed within 50 miles of 3 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Onslow County, NC, as a Category 2 on August 1, 1867.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1867
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- 104 mph, 90 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 969 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 3
- MA, NC
- Counties within 100 miles
- 22
- MA, NC, NY, RI, VA
- 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.
| Dare County | NC | 38.3 | Category 1 |
| Hyde County | NC | 49.3 | Category 1 |
| Nantucket County | MA | 49.9 | Category 1 |
| Carteret County | NC | 58.7 | Category 1 |
| Barnstable County | MA | 65.7 | Category 1 |
| Dukes County | MA | 69.7 | Category 1 |
| Currituck County | NC | 77.1 | Category 1 |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 77.5 | Category 1 |
| Craven County | NC | 85.7 | Category 2 |
| Camden County | NC | 86.0 | Category 1 |
| Pamlico County | NC | 86.6 | Category 1 |
| Washington County | RI | 91.5 | Category 1 |
| Pasquotank County | NC | 92.8 | Category 1 |
| Bristol County | MA | 93.3 | Category 1 |
| Beaufort County | NC | 94.3 | Category 1 |
| Plymouth County | MA | 95.2 | Category 1 |
| Virginia Beach city | VA | 95.2 | Category 1 |
| Suffolk County | NY | 96.6 | Category 1 |
| Washington County | NC | 96.8 | Category 1 |
| Newport County | RI | 98.1 | Category 1 |
| Perquimans County | NC | 98.4 | Category 1 |
| Onslow County | NC | 99.6 | Category 2 |
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.