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The unnamed hurricane of 1868

Oct 1, 1868 to Oct 7, 1868Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1868 passed within 50 miles of 73 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Gulf County, FL, as a tropical storm on October 4, 1868.

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Unnamed storm · 1868

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
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Counties within 50 miles
73
FL, GA, LA, NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
161
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Gulf County, FL, 1.8 mi, Oct 4, 1868
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
Jefferson CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Charlton CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Leon CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Wakulla CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Madison CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Liberty CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
McIntosh CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Brantley CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Echols CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Clinch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Gulf CountyFL1.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Bay CountyFL1.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Plaquemines ParishLA2.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Franklin CountyFL2.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Glynn CountyGA4.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Camden CountyGA4.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Lowndes CountyGA5.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Brooks CountyGA6.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Ware CountyGA6.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Lanier CountyGA8.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Hamilton CountyFL8.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Pierce CountyGA10.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Liberty CountyGA10.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Taylor CountyFL11.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Wayne CountyGA11.5Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Calhoun CountyFL12.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Gadsden CountyFL13.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Chatham CountyGA13.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Thomas CountyGA14.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Bryan CountyGA14.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Long CountyGA15.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Columbia CountyFL18.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Suwannee CountyFL20.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Grady CountyGA20.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Berrien CountyGA21.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Atkinson CountyGA21.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Nassau CountyFL22.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Baker CountyFL23.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Lafayette CountyFL24.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Cook CountyGA24.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Appling CountyGA25.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Decatur CountyGA26.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Beaufort CountySC27.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Jasper CountySC28.1Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Lafourche ParishLA28.7Tropical stormOct 3, 1868
Bacon CountyGA29.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Terrebonne ParishLA30.6Tropical stormOct 3, 1868
Colquitt CountyGA30.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Jefferson ParishLA31.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1868
Coffee CountyGA31.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Jackson CountyFL34.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Walton CountyFL34.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Charleston CountySC36.5Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Colleton CountySC36.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Washington CountyFL37.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Carteret CountyNC37.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Seminole CountyGA38.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Tattnall CountyGA41.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Dare CountyNC42.1Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Georgetown CountySC42.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Brunswick CountyNC42.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Effingham CountyGA43.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Mitchell CountyGA43.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Duval CountyFL44.1Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Hyde CountyNC45.2Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Berkeley CountySC46.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Tift CountyGA47.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
St. Bernard ParishLA47.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
New Hanover CountyNC47.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Jeff Davis CountyGA48.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Okaloosa CountyFL48.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Irwin CountyGA49.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Evans CountyGA49.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Worth CountyGA51.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Union CountyFL52.2Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Bulloch CountyGA52.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Dorchester CountySC53.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Toombs CountyGA54.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Dixie CountyFL54.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Baker CountyGA54.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Miller CountyGA55.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Santa Rosa CountyFL55.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Escambia CountyFL56.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Gilchrist CountyFL57.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Clay CountyFL58.1Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Ben Hill CountyGA58.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Craven CountyNC58.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Bradford CountyFL59.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Holmes CountyFL59.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Pender CountyNC60.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Onslow CountyNC60.2Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Baldwin CountyAL60.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Houston CountyAL60.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Horry CountySC61.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Hampton CountySC61.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Alachua CountyFL63.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Early CountyGA63.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Telfair CountyGA63.5Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Montgomery CountyGA63.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Turner CountyGA64.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Wheeler CountyGA66.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Dougherty CountyGA66.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Mobile CountyAL66.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Williamsburg CountySC66.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Pamlico CountyNC66.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Jones CountyNC68.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
St. Charles ParishLA68.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1868
Candler CountyGA68.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Jackson CountyMS69.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
St. Johns CountyFL69.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Columbus CountyNC70.5Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Screven CountyGA70.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Geneva CountyAL71.6Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Orleans ParishLA73.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1868
Wilcox CountyGA73.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Marion CountySC74.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Calhoun CountyGA75.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Levy CountyFL76.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Beaufort CountyNC76.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Dodge CountyGA77.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Harrison CountyMS78.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Lee CountyGA78.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Emanuel CountyGA79.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
St. Mary ParishLA80.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1868
Crisp CountyGA80.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Tyrrell CountyNC81.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Henry CountyAL81.9Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Assumption ParishLA82.0Tropical stormOct 3, 1868
Allendale CountySC82.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Duplin CountyNC83.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Florence CountySC83.5Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Orangeburg CountySC84.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Terrell CountyGA84.4Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Bladen CountyNC84.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Hancock CountyMS85.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Putnam CountyFL85.5Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Covington CountyAL85.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
St. Tammany ParishLA86.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Treutlen CountyGA86.2Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
St. John the Baptist ParishLA86.5Tropical stormOct 3, 1868
St. Martin ParishLA86.9Tropical stormOct 3, 1868
Dale CountyAL87.5Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Clay CountyGA88.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Bamberg CountySC88.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Laurens CountyGA88.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
St. James ParishLA89.3Tropical stormOct 3, 1868
Jenkins CountyGA89.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Clarendon CountySC89.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Randolph CountyGA90.3Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Coffee CountyAL92.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Sampson CountyNC93.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Pulaski CountyGA94.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Escambia CountyAL94.1Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Washington CountyNC94.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Sumter CountyGA94.7Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Marion CountyFL94.8Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Dooly CountyGA95.0Tropical stormOct 4, 1868
Currituck CountyNC95.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Iberia ParishLA99.1Tropical stormOct 3, 1868
Barnwell CountySC99.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1868
Lenoir CountyNC99.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1868

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.