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The unnamed tropical storm of 1873

Sep 22, 1873 to Sep 24, 1873Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1873 passed within 50 miles of 24 counties in FL. It was strongest near Pinellas County, FL, as a tropical storm on September 23, 1873.

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Unnamed storm · 1873

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
Tropical storm
58 mph, 50 kt
Counties within 50 miles
24
FL
Counties within 100 miles
48
FL, GA, NC
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Pinellas County, FL, 0.0 mi, Sep 23, 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
Hernando CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Pinellas CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Lake CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Hillsborough CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Pasco CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Flagler CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Volusia CountyFL0.9Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Sumter CountyFL4.6Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Marion CountyFL6.1Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Orange CountyFL9.5Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Putnam CountyFL10.5Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Citrus CountyFL13.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Manatee CountyFL13.2Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Polk CountyFL14.6Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Seminole CountyFL17.7Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
St. Johns CountyFL18.4Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Sarasota CountyFL23.8Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Osceola CountyFL30.2Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Brevard CountyFL39.5Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Alachua CountyFL40.1Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Clay CountyFL41.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Levy CountyFL42.7Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Hardee CountyFL44.7Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Duval CountyFL46.7Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Bradford CountyFL53.4Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Charlotte CountyFL54.5Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
DeSoto CountyFL55.6Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Lee CountyFL66.1Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Highlands CountyFL67.4Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Nassau CountyFL68.9Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Gilchrist CountyFL72.2Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Baker CountyFL73.6Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Union CountyFL75.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Camden CountyGA78.0Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Dixie CountyFL79.8Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Columbia CountyFL83.3Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Dare CountyNC84.3Tropical stormSep 24, 1873
Carteret CountyNC84.4Tropical stormSep 24, 1873
Charlton CountyGA85.8Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Okeechobee CountyFL86.1Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Indian River CountyFL88.9Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Hyde CountyNC91.1Tropical stormSep 24, 1873
Glades CountyFL92.5Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Brunswick CountyNC93.4Tropical stormSep 24, 1873
Glynn CountyGA93.5Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Lafayette CountyFL95.1Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
Suwannee CountyFL95.8Tropical stormSep 23, 1873
New Hanover CountyNC96.7Tropical stormSep 24, 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.