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The unnamed hurricane of 1871

Sep 5, 1871 to Sep 8, 1871Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1871 passed within 50 miles of 31 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Levy County, FL, as a Category 1 on September 6, 1871.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1871

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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
31
FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
72
FL, GA, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Levy County, FL, 0.0 mi, Sep 6, 1871
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
Bradford CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Duval CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Levy CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Alachua CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Clay CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Nassau CountyFL4.8Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Gilchrist CountyFL4.9Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Baker CountyFL8.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
St. Johns CountyFL9.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Marion CountyFL9.7Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Union CountyFL10.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Dixie CountyFL10.6Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Putnam CountyFL13.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Camden CountyGA13.9Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Columbia CountyFL16.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Charlton CountyGA18.6Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Citrus CountyFL20.4Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Lafayette CountyFL28.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Glynn CountyGA29.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Suwannee CountyFL29.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Ware CountyGA35.5Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
McIntosh CountyGA38.1Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Taylor CountyFL38.9Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Hernando CountyFL40.1Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Flagler CountyFL40.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Sumter CountyFL40.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Hamilton CountyFL44.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Clinch CountyGA44.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Liberty CountyGA47.8Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Volusia CountyFL48.2Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Brantley CountyGA49.3Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Lake CountyFL52.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Echols CountyGA52.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Pasco CountyFL54.5Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Chatham CountyGA54.6Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Bryan CountyGA55.4Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Wayne CountyGA57.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Jasper CountySC61.6Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Beaufort CountySC63.5Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Pinellas CountyFL63.6Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Madison CountyFL63.6Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Long CountyGA63.7Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Pierce CountyGA65.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Hillsborough CountyFL69.4Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Charleston CountySC74.2Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Colleton CountySC74.4Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Orange CountyFL76.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Lowndes CountyGA77.1Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Appling CountyGA80.4Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Effingham CountyGA81.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Lanier CountyGA82.0Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Seminole CountyFL83.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Polk CountyFL83.8Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Brooks CountyGA84.8Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Jefferson CountyFL84.8Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Berkeley CountySC85.1Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Franklin CountyFL85.3Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Atkinson CountyGA85.5Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Bacon CountyGA86.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Wakulla CountyFL88.5Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Tattnall CountyGA90.3Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Dorchester CountySC91.1Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Bulloch CountyGA93.1Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Coffee CountyGA93.4Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Georgetown CountySC95.0Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Evans CountyGA95.7Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Hampton CountySC97.7Tropical stormSep 7, 1871
Liberty CountyFL97.9Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Leon CountyFL98.3Category 1Sep 6, 1871
Osceola CountyFL98.3Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Berrien CountyGA98.5Tropical stormSep 6, 1871
Gulf CountyFL99.3Category 1Sep 6, 1871

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.