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The unnamed hurricane of 1870

Oct 19, 1870 to Oct 22, 1870Peak 104 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1870 passed within 50 miles of 18 counties in FL. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a Category 1 on October 20, 1870.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1870

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
18
FL
Counties within 100 miles
25
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Monroe County, FL, 6.3 mi, Oct 20, 1870
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Collier CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 20, 1870
Hendry CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 20, 1870
Palm Beach CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 21, 1870
St. Lucie CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 21, 1870
Martin CountyFL0.0Category 1Oct 21, 1870
Okeechobee CountyFL3.1Category 1Oct 21, 1870
Glades CountyFL4.2Category 1Oct 21, 1870
Monroe CountyFL6.3Category 1Oct 20, 1870
Lee CountyFL8.6Category 1Oct 20, 1870
Indian River CountyFL10.3Tropical stormOct 21, 1870
Highlands CountyFL20.3Category 1Oct 21, 1870
Charlotte CountyFL24.7Category 1Oct 20, 1870
Broward CountyFL27.7Category 1Oct 20, 1870
Brevard CountyFL30.2Tropical stormOct 21, 1870
DeSoto CountyFL36.7Category 1Oct 21, 1870
Osceola CountyFL37.4Category 1Oct 21, 1870
Miami-Dade CountyFL44.0Category 1Oct 20, 1870
Polk CountyFL48.7Category 1Oct 21, 1870
Hardee CountyFL52.6Category 1Oct 21, 1870
Sarasota CountyFL59.6Category 1Oct 20, 1870
Manatee CountyFL67.4Category 1Oct 20, 1870
Orange CountyFL72.2Tropical stormOct 21, 1870
Hillsborough CountyFL87.8Category 1Oct 21, 1870
Volusia CountyFL88.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1870
Seminole CountyFL90.0Tropical stormOct 21, 1870

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.