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The unnamed hurricane of 1871

Sep 30, 1871 to Oct 7, 1871Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1871 passed within 50 miles of 81 counties in 5 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a Category 1 on October 4, 1871.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1871

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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
81
FL, GA, LA, NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
168
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 29.5 mi, Oct 4, 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
Beaufort CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Chatham CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Lowndes CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Appling CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Taylor CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Bryan CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Liberty CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Long CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Jasper CountySC0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Ware CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Madison CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Lanier CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Clinch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Echols CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Bacon CountyGA0.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Wayne CountyGA0.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Atkinson CountyGA1.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Hamilton CountyFL1.5Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Tattnall CountyGA2.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Pierce CountyGA3.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Brooks CountyGA3.5Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Colleton CountySC3.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Charleston CountySC4.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Franklin CountyFL4.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Coffee CountyGA4.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Effingham CountyGA7.5Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Jefferson CountyFL8.1Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Wakulla CountyFL9.2Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Lafayette CountyFL9.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Evans CountyGA9.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Toombs CountyGA10.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Berkeley CountySC12.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Suwannee CountyFL12.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Berrien CountyGA13.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Jeff Davis CountyGA13.2Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Georgetown CountySC15.0Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Gulf CountyFL15.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Bulloch CountyGA16.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Liberty CountyFL17.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Brantley CountyGA17.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
McIntosh CountyGA19.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Cook CountyGA19.2Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Dorchester CountySC19.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Brunswick CountyNC21.2Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Charlton CountyGA21.2Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Leon CountyFL21.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Montgomery CountyGA24.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Thomas CountyGA25.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
New Hanover CountyNC26.3Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Wheeler CountyGA27.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Columbia CountyFL27.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Candler CountyGA28.2Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Hampton CountySC29.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Plaquemines ParishLA29.5Category 1Oct 4, 1871
Telfair CountyGA29.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Dixie CountyFL31.0Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Irwin CountyGA31.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Glynn CountyGA32.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Colquitt CountyGA32.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Horry CountySC33.0Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Screven CountyGA34.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Bay CountyFL34.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Ben Hill CountyGA34.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Williamsburg CountySC35.5Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Emanuel CountyGA35.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Baker CountyFL38.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Tift CountyGA39.2Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Camden CountyGA39.9Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Treutlen CountyGA42.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Gadsden CountyFL42.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Grady CountyGA42.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Pender CountyNC42.9Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Calhoun CountyFL44.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Marion CountySC46.8Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Columbus CountyNC46.8Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Gilchrist CountyFL47.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Lafourche ParishLA47.6Category 1Oct 3, 1871
Allendale CountySC47.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Terrebonne ParishLA48.3Category 1Oct 3, 1871
Worth CountyGA48.8Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Nassau CountyFL49.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Laurens CountyGA50.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Jenkins CountyGA50.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Wilcox CountyGA50.5Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Orangeburg CountySC50.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Onslow CountyNC51.2Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Dodge CountyGA51.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Jefferson ParishLA52.4Category 1Oct 4, 1871
Turner CountyGA53.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Carteret CountyNC53.8Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Mitchell CountyGA54.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Bamberg CountySC55.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Decatur CountyGA55.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Florence CountySC56.0Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Johnson CountyGA57.2Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Union CountyFL57.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Clarendon CountySC57.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Levy CountyFL57.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Alachua CountyFL60.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Bladen CountyNC63.2Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Jackson CountyFL64.2Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Burke CountyGA65.5Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Barnwell CountySC66.8Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Crisp CountyGA68.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Bradford CountyFL68.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Seminole CountyGA68.8Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Pulaski CountyGA68.8Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Washington CountyFL68.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Jefferson CountyGA69.2Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Walton CountyFL69.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Dougherty CountyGA69.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Duval CountyFL71.1Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Duplin CountyNC71.3Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Jones CountyNC71.4Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Calhoun CountySC71.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Craven CountyNC71.6Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Sampson CountyNC73.0Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Bleckley CountyGA74.2Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Washington CountyGA74.8Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Clay CountyFL75.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
St. Bernard ParishLA75.1Category 1Oct 4, 1871
Baker CountyGA75.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Dooly CountyGA77.8Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Dillon CountySC77.9Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Robeson CountyNC79.0Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Lee CountyGA79.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Sumter CountySC79.8Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Wilkinson CountyGA80.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Pamlico CountyNC80.8Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Miller CountyGA80.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Hyde CountyNC81.5Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Okaloosa CountyFL83.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Aiken CountySC83.9Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Twiggs CountyGA85.3Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
St. Mary ParishLA86.3Category 1Oct 3, 1871
Sumter CountyGA86.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Marion CountyFL86.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Lee CountySC87.3Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Dare CountyNC88.2Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Richland CountySC88.6Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Houston CountyGA89.0Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Richmond CountyGA89.2Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
St. Charles ParishLA89.5Category 1Oct 4, 1871
Calhoun CountyGA89.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Santa Rosa CountyFL90.6Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Terrell CountyGA90.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Houston CountyAL90.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Lenoir CountyNC91.3Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Escambia CountyFL91.3Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Holmes CountyFL91.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Early CountyGA92.7Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Darlington CountySC93.2Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Assumption ParishLA93.3Category 1Oct 3, 1871
Baldwin CountyAL93.6Category 1Oct 4, 1871
Putnam CountyFL94.4Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Marlboro CountySC94.7Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
St. Johns CountyFL94.7Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Iberia ParishLA95.0Category 1Oct 3, 1871
Glascock CountyGA95.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Citrus CountyFL96.9Tropical stormOct 5, 1871
Baldwin CountyGA97.4Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Cumberland CountyNC97.5Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
Lexington CountySC97.5Tropical stormOct 6, 1871
Beaufort CountyNC98.2Tropical stormOct 7, 1871
St. Martin ParishLA98.4Category 1Oct 3, 1871
Mobile CountyAL98.4Category 1Oct 4, 1871
Orleans ParishLA98.8Category 1Oct 4, 1871
Jackson CountyMS99.5Category 1Oct 4, 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.