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The unnamed hurricane of 1869

Sep 4, 1869 to Sep 6, 1869Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1869 passed within 50 miles of 23 counties in LA. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a Category 1 on September 5, 1869.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1869

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Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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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
23
LA
Counties within 100 miles
51
LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 9.3 mi, Sep 5, 1869
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
Lafourche ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
St. Charles ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
St. John the Baptist ParishLA0.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
Livingston ParishLA1.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Jefferson ParishLA1.4Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
Ascension ParishLA2.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
St. James ParishLA3.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Tangipahoa ParishLA8.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Plaquemines ParishLA9.3Category 1Sep 5, 1869
Terrebonne ParishLA15.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
Orleans ParishLA16.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
East Baton Rouge ParishLA20.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
St. Bernard ParishLA23.2Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
St. Tammany ParishLA23.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
Assumption ParishLA23.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Iberville ParishLA26.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
St. Helena ParishLA31.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
West Baton Rouge ParishLA33.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
East Feliciana ParishLA38.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Iberia ParishLA38.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
St. Martin ParishLA38.9Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
Washington ParishLA40.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
St. Mary ParishLA42.5Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
Pointe Coupee ParishLA52.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
West Feliciana ParishLA52.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Hancock CountyMS53.0Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
Pearl River CountyMS53.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Amite CountyMS55.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Pike CountyMS55.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Walthall CountyMS58.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Wilkinson CountyMS61.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
St. Landry ParishLA65.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Marion CountyMS71.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Harrison CountyMS72.3Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
Lafayette ParishLA78.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Lamar CountyMS79.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Franklin CountyMS79.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Lincoln CountyMS79.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Stone CountyMS80.8Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
Concordia ParishLA81.4Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Lawrence CountyMS82.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Vermilion ParishLA82.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Avoyelles ParishLA85.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Adams CountyMS85.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Forrest CountyMS89.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Jefferson Davis CountyMS90.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Acadia ParishLA92.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Jefferson CountyMS97.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Jackson CountyMS98.1Tropical stormSep 5, 1869
Evangeline ParishLA99.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1869
Perry CountyMS99.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1869

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.