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The unnamed hurricane of 1869

Oct 4, 1869 to Oct 5, 1869Peak 104 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1869 passed within 50 miles of 33 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Barnstable County, MA, as a Category 2 on October 4, 1869.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1869

How it happened

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 2
104 mph, 90 kt
Counties within 50 miles
33
MA, ME, NH, RI
Counties within 100 miles
52
CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 2
Barnstable County, MA, 0.0 mi, Oct 4, 1869
Landfalls recorded
3
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
Barnstable CountyMA0.0Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Aroostook CountyME0.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1869
Somerset CountyME0.0Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Sagadahoc CountyME0.0Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Piscataquis CountyME0.0Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Cumberland CountyME0.0Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Penobscot CountyME0.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1869
Kennebec CountyME0.0Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Androscoggin CountyME1.6Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Dukes CountyMA4.2Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Waldo CountyME7.8Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Lincoln CountyME9.4Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Nantucket CountyMA10.3Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Plymouth CountyMA10.4Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Franklin CountyME14.8Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Knox CountyME16.4Category 1Oct 5, 1869
York CountyME17.0Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Rockingham CountyNH21.1Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Oxford CountyME21.6Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Bristol CountyMA23.0Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Essex CountyMA23.2Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Norfolk CountyMA25.9Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Strafford CountyNH31.9Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Suffolk CountyMA31.9Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Newport CountyRI34.9Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Hancock CountyME35.1Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Middlesex CountyMA37.1Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Bristol CountyRI42.6Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Carroll CountyNH44.1Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Washington CountyME45.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1869
Providence CountyRI47.6Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Washington CountyRI49.1Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Kent CountyRI49.4Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Belknap CountyNH53.2Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Coos CountyNH53.8Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Hillsborough CountyNH54.7Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Merrimack CountyNH55.0Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Worcester CountyMA60.6Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Grafton CountyNH64.7Category 2Oct 4, 1869
New London CountyCT67.8Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Suffolk CountyNY70.5Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Windham CountyCT70.7Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Essex CountyVT85.4Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Cheshire CountyNH86.3Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Tolland CountyCT89.3Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Sullivan CountyNH91.9Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Hampden CountyMA92.2Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Middlesex CountyCT94.1Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Caledonia CountyVT94.2Category 1Oct 5, 1869
Hampshire CountyMA97.4Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Franklin CountyMA99.7Category 2Oct 4, 1869
Orange CountyVT99.7Category 2Oct 4, 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.