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The unnamed hurricane of 1873

Sep 18, 1873 to Sep 20, 1873Peak 81 mph

The unnamed hurricane of 1873 passed within 50 miles of 78 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Franklin County, FL, as a Category 1 on September 19, 1873.

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Unnamed hurricane · 1873

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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
78
FL, GA, NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
149
AL, FL, GA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Franklin County, FL, 0.0 mi, Sep 19, 1873
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
Jefferson CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Beaufort CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Lowndes CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Franklin CountyFL0.0Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Charleston CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Wayne CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Ware CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Liberty CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Jasper CountySC0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Clinch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Madison CountyFL0.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Chatham CountyGA2.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Brooks CountyGA3.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Bryan CountyGA4.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Colleton CountySC4.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Pierce CountyGA4.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Effingham CountyGA4.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Wakulla CountyFL5.0Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Taylor CountyFL6.7Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Hamilton CountyFL7.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Leon CountyFL7.4Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Lanier CountyGA7.4Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Bacon CountyGA8.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Georgetown CountySC9.1Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Echols CountyGA9.3Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Berkeley CountySC9.7Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Atkinson CountyGA9.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Long CountyGA10.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Dorchester CountySC10.5Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Coffee CountyGA10.5Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Liberty CountyFL11.5Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Brantley CountyGA12.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Berrien CountyGA12.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Appling CountyGA12.3Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Tattnall CountyGA12.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
McIntosh CountyGA14.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Thomas CountyGA15.6Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Evans CountyGA16.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Hampton CountySC19.3Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Charlton CountyGA20.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Cook CountyGA20.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Bulloch CountyGA21.6Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Glynn CountyGA22.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Suwannee CountyFL24.4Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Lafayette CountyFL24.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Colquitt CountyGA25.3Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Brunswick CountyNC25.4Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Toombs CountyGA25.4Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Jeff Davis CountyGA25.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Gulf CountyFL26.4Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Grady CountyGA26.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Gadsden CountyFL29.3Category 1Sep 19, 1873
New Hanover CountyNC30.7Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Columbia CountyFL31.3Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Horry CountySC32.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Williamsburg CountySC32.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Camden CountyGA32.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Screven CountyGA33.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Irwin CountyGA34.5Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Candler CountyGA36.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Montgomery CountyGA37.4Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Tift CountyGA37.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Baker CountyFL40.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Wheeler CountyGA40.5Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Ben Hill CountyGA40.6Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Decatur CountyGA40.7Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Telfair CountyGA40.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Bamberg CountySC42.4Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Allendale CountySC42.4Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Orangeburg CountySC42.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Nassau CountyFL44.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Mitchell CountyGA44.3Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Marion CountySC45.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Worth CountyGA46.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Calhoun CountyFL46.7Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Columbus CountyNC47.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Dixie CountyFL48.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Bay CountyFL49.6Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Emanuel CountyGA50.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Clarendon CountySC50.9Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Turner CountyGA53.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Pender CountyNC54.1Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Jenkins CountyGA54.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Barnwell CountySC54.9Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Florence CountySC55.2Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Carteret CountyNC55.8Category 1Sep 20, 1873
Wilcox CountyGA56.5Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Treutlen CountyGA57.3Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Jackson CountyFL58.2Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Onslow CountyNC59.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Dodge CountyGA60.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Seminole CountyGA60.6Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Calhoun CountySC62.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Dougherty CountyGA62.4Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Gilchrist CountyFL63.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Burke CountyGA63.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Laurens CountyGA64.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Baker CountyGA64.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Miller CountyGA65.6Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Union CountyFL66.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Duval CountyFL66.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Bladen CountyNC67.3Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Crisp CountyGA68.5Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Sumter CountySC71.4Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Johnson CountyGA72.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Alachua CountyFL73.1Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Lee CountyGA74.3Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Washington CountyFL74.8Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Levy CountyFL75.2Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Bradford CountyFL75.6Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Craven CountyNC75.7Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Pulaski CountyGA75.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Clay CountyFL76.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Jones CountyNC77.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Sampson CountyNC77.3Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Early CountyGA78.3Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Dillon CountySC78.4Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Jefferson CountyGA78.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Calhoun CountyGA79.4Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Aiken CountySC79.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Richland CountySC79.8Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Hyde CountyNC79.9Category 1Sep 20, 1873
Duplin CountyNC80.1Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Houston CountyAL80.4Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Robeson CountyNC80.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Dooly CountyGA81.4Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Lee CountySC82.8Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Terrell CountyGA82.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Dare CountyNC83.6Category 1Sep 20, 1873
Bleckley CountyGA84.8Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Pamlico CountyNC85.2Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Richmond CountyGA85.6Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Sumter CountyGA85.7Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Washington CountyGA85.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Lexington CountySC86.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Darlington CountySC89.6Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Walton CountyFL92.0Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Randolph CountyGA93.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Marlboro CountySC93.1Tropical stormSep 20, 1873
Holmes CountyFL93.2Category 1Sep 19, 1873
St. Johns CountyFL93.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Wilkinson CountyGA94.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Houston CountyGA96.0Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Clay CountyGA97.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Twiggs CountyGA98.9Tropical stormSep 19, 1873
Henry CountyAL99.5Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Beaufort CountyNC99.6Category 1Sep 20, 1873
Geneva CountyAL99.7Category 1Sep 19, 1873
Lenoir CountyNC100.0Tropical stormSep 20, 1873

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.