The unnamed tropical storm of 1875

Sep 24, 1875 to Sep 28, 1875Peak 58 mph

The unnamed tropical storm of 1875 passed within 50 miles of 22 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Bay County, FL, as a tropical storm on September 27, 1875.

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Watch how it happened

Unnamed storm · 1875

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
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
22
AL, FL, GA, LA
Counties within 100 miles
46
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Bay County, FL, 0.0 mi, Sep 27, 1875
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
Calhoun CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Bay CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Decatur CountyGA0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Gadsden CountyFL0.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Liberty CountyFL1.7Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Gulf CountyFL4.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Jackson CountyFL5.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Seminole CountyGA9.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Washington CountyFL12.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Plaquemines ParishLA15.8Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
Walton CountyFL19.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Wakulla CountyFL20.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Franklin CountyFL27.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Houston CountyAL30.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Early CountyGA31.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Holmes CountyFL34.4Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Okaloosa CountyFL36.6Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Lafourche ParishLA41.4Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
Terrebonne ParishLA43.3Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
Jefferson ParishLA43.9Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
Geneva CountyAL44.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Santa Rosa CountyFL47.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Escambia CountyFL50.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Henry CountyAL50.9Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Dale CountyAL59.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
St. Bernard ParishLA62.6Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
Baldwin CountyAL62.8Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Coffee CountyAL66.1Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Covington CountyAL67.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Barbour CountyAL78.2Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Mobile CountyAL78.6Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
St. Charles ParishLA81.1Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
Escambia CountyAL82.5Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Jackson CountyMS84.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
Orleans ParishLA86.9Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
St. Mary ParishLA87.1Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
Pike CountyAL89.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Assumption ParishLA92.9Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
Crenshaw CountyAL93.3Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Harrison CountyMS93.7Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
Conecuh CountyAL95.0Tropical stormSep 27, 1875
Iberia ParishLA95.6Tropical stormSep 25, 1875
St. Martin ParishLA98.0Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
Hancock CountyMS99.1Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
St. John the Baptist ParishLA99.1Tropical stormSep 26, 1875
St. Tammany ParishLA99.8Tropical stormSep 26, 1875

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.