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The unnamed hurricane of 1872

Oct 22, 1872 to Oct 28, 1872Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1872 passed within 50 miles of 178 counties in 12 states. It was strongest near Charleston County, SC, as a Category 1 on October 24, 1872.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1872

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
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The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Counties within 50 miles
178
CT, DE, FL, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA
Counties within 100 miles
287
CT, DC, DE, FL, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Charleston County, SC, 69.1 mi, Oct 24, 1872
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
Sussex CountyDE0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Gloucester CountyVA0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Northumberland CountyVA0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Dorchester CountyMD0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Pinellas CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Hillsborough CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Seminole CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Pender CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Lancaster CountyVA0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Craven CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Onslow CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Lake CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Isle of Wight CountyVA0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Gates CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Martin CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Bertie CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Volusia CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Ocean CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Camden CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Polk CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Kent CountyDE0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Cumberland CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Orange CountyFL0.0Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Nassau CountyNY0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Plymouth CountyMA0.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Bristol CountyMA0.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Atlantic CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Jones CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Queens CountyNY0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Suffolk CountyNY0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Suffolk cityVA0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Pitt CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
New London CountyCT0.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Hertford CountyNC0.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
New Haven CountyCT0.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Kent CountyRI0.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Monmouth CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Middlesex CountyCT0.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Burlington CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Beaufort CountyNC0.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
New Hanover CountyNC0.6Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Gloucester CountyNJ1.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
James City CountyVA1.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Newport News cityVA1.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Surry CountyVA1.7Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Providence CountyRI1.9Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Bristol CountyRI1.9Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Barnstable CountyMA2.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Pasco CountyFL2.2Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Lenoir CountyNC2.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Kings CountyNY2.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Windham CountyCT2.8Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Mathews CountyVA2.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Southampton CountyVA3.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Sumter CountyFL3.2Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Wicomico CountyMD3.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Washington CountyRI3.8Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
York CountyVA4.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Brevard CountyFL4.1Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Middlesex CountyVA4.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Franklin cityVA4.5Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Caroline CountyMD5.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Somerset CountyMD5.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Williamsburg cityVA6.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Salem CountyNJ6.2Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Duplin CountyNC6.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Brunswick CountyNC7.3Tropical stormOct 24, 1872
Fairfield CountyCT7.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
King and Queen CountyVA8.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Greene CountyNC8.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Accomack CountyVA8.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Newport CountyRI8.9Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Northampton CountyNC9.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
St. Mary's CountyMD9.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Talbot CountyMD9.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Osceola CountyFL9.4Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Middlesex CountyNJ9.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Halifax CountyNC10.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Richmond CountyNY10.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Edgecombe CountyNC11.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Mercer CountyNJ11.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
New York CountyNY11.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Bronx CountyNY11.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Hampton cityVA11.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Poquoson cityVA12.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Richmond CountyVA12.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Tolland CountyCT12.9Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Sussex CountyVA12.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
New Kent CountyVA13.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Norfolk CountyMA13.2Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Cape May CountyNJ13.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Hudson CountyNJ14.2Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Hernando CountyFL14.2Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Westchester CountyNY14.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Hartford CountyCT14.4Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Charles City CountyVA14.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Chowan CountyNC14.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
King William CountyVA15.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Union CountyNJ16.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Bergen CountyNJ16.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Bucks CountyPA17.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Chesapeake cityVA17.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Essex CountyVA17.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Portsmouth cityVA17.7Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Camden CountyNC18.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Worcester CountyMA18.1Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Essex CountyNJ18.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
New Castle CountyDE18.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Westmoreland CountyVA18.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Worcester CountyMD19.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Washington CountyNC19.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Queen Anne's CountyMD19.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Prince George CountyVA19.5Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Manatee CountyFL19.7Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Norfolk cityVA20.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Perquimans CountyNC21.5Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Calvert CountyMD21.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Somerset CountyNJ21.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Pasquotank CountyNC21.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Carteret CountyNC22.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Wayne CountyNC22.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Greensville CountyVA22.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Philadelphia CountyPA22.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Passaic CountyNJ22.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Pamlico CountyNC23.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Wilson CountyNC24.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Suffolk CountyMA24.5Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Rockland CountyNY24.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Delaware CountyPA24.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Kent CountyMD24.8Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Northampton CountyVA26.2Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Middlesex CountyMA26.3Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Columbus CountyNC26.5Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Bladen CountyNC27.5Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Montgomery CountyPA28.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Sampson CountyNC28.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Virginia Beach cityVA28.5Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Morris CountyNJ28.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Dukes CountyMA29.1Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Litchfield CountyCT29.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Cecil CountyMD29.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Currituck CountyNC29.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Hyde CountyNC30.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Hunterdon CountyNJ30.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Citrus CountyFL30.7Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Marion CountyFL32.5Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Essex CountyMA32.7Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Sarasota CountyFL33.1Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Putnam CountyNY33.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Hampden CountyMA34.4Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Hanover CountyVA35.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Henrico CountyVA35.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Hopewell cityVA35.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Nash CountyNC35.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Emporia cityVA36.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Chesterfield CountyVA36.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Dinwiddie CountyVA36.6Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Hardee CountyFL36.7Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Petersburg cityVA37.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Flagler CountyFL38.5Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Anne Arundel CountyMD38.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Chester CountyPA39.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Charles CountyMD39.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Tyrrell CountyNC39.6Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Horry CountySC40.3Tropical stormOct 24, 1872
Prince George's CountyMD40.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Colonial Heights cityVA40.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Dutchess CountyNY42.1Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Caroline CountyVA42.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Johnston CountyNC42.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Orange CountyNY43.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Brunswick CountyVA44.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Harford CountyMD45.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Richmond cityVA46.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
King George CountyVA47.8Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Nantucket CountyMA48.4Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Sussex CountyNJ48.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Hampshire CountyMA48.9Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Baltimore CountyMD50.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Warren CountyNJ51.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Warren CountyNC51.6Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Highlands CountyFL51.7Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Cumberland CountyNC51.9Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Putnam CountyFL52.8Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Franklin CountyNC53.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
DeSoto CountyFL53.9Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Amelia CountyVA55.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Berkshire CountyMA56.2Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Franklin CountyMA56.4Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Baltimore cityMD56.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Northampton CountyPA56.8Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Hillsborough CountyNH57.8Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Lancaster CountyPA57.8Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Wake CountyNC58.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Lehigh CountyPA58.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Rockingham CountyNH59.0Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Ulster CountyNY59.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Indian River CountyFL59.5Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Goochland CountyVA60.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Berks CountyPA60.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Dare CountyNC61.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Georgetown CountySC61.4Tropical stormOct 24, 1872
Levy CountyFL61.5Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Nottoway CountyVA61.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Powhatan CountyVA61.8Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Mecklenburg CountyVA62.0Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Harnett CountyNC62.6Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
District of ColumbiaDC62.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Stafford CountyVA63.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
York CountyME63.3Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
York CountyPA63.8Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Howard CountyMD63.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Okeechobee CountyFL64.2Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Fairfax CountyVA64.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
St. Johns CountyFL65.1Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Lunenburg CountyVA65.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Spotsylvania CountyVA65.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Robeson CountyNC65.7Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Alexandria cityVA65.8Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Charlotte CountyFL65.8Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Columbia CountyNY66.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Arlington CountyVA67.1Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Monroe CountyPA68.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Montgomery CountyMD69.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Charleston CountySC69.1Category 1Oct 24, 1872
Pike CountyPA69.2Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Prince William CountyVA69.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Vance CountyNC69.7Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Fredericksburg cityVA70.3Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Cheshire CountyNH70.8Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Sullivan CountyNY71.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Alachua CountyFL71.6Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Louisa CountyVA72.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Falls Church cityVA73.6Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Marion CountySC73.8Tropical stormOct 24, 1872
Strafford CountyNH74.8Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Dillon CountySC76.3Tropical stormOct 24, 1872
Carbon CountyPA76.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Carroll CountyMD77.5Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Granville CountyNC78.6Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Fairfax cityVA78.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Merrimack CountyNH79.9Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Lee CountyFL80.0Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Berkeley CountySC80.3Category 1Oct 24, 1872
Culpeper CountyVA81.2Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
St. Lucie CountyFL81.3Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Williamsburg CountySC82.6Tropical stormOct 24, 1872
Florence CountySC82.6Tropical stormOct 24, 1872
Fauquier CountyVA82.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Lebanon CountyPA83.2Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Hoke CountyNC83.2Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Manassas Park cityVA83.4Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Prince Edward CountyVA83.7Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Windham CountyVT84.2Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Cumberland CountyVA84.7Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Manassas cityVA84.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Schuylkill CountyPA84.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Clay CountyFL85.0Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Orange CountyVA85.2Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Durham CountyNC86.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Greene CountyNY86.8Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Glades CountyFL87.9Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Loudoun CountyVA88.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Chatham CountyNC88.7Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Bradford CountyFL89.4Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Fluvanna CountyVA89.9Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Frederick CountyMD90.1Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Lee CountyNC90.1Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Halifax CountyVA90.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Moore CountyNC90.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Wayne CountyPA90.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Rensselaer CountyNY92.1Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Charlotte CountyVA92.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Cumberland CountyME92.6Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Buckingham CountyVA94.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Belknap CountyNH94.5Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Lackawanna CountyPA95.1Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Gilchrist CountyFL95.7Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Luzerne CountyPA95.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Dixie CountyFL96.2Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Bennington CountyVT96.2Tropical stormOct 27, 1872
Scotland CountyNC96.3Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Person CountyNC96.4Tropical stormOct 25, 1872
Dauphin CountyPA96.7Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Adams CountyPA97.0Tropical stormOct 26, 1872
Duval CountyFL97.9Tropical stormOct 23, 1872
Sullivan CountyNH99.2Tropical stormOct 27, 1872

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.